I spent Friday and Saturday in Tampa at the Women of Faith Conference. It was good to go again after not having gone for the last two years. I've always looked forward to hearing the speakers who always give a lot to laugh about as we look at our lives and tears often come as moments are shared that so many women have in common. This year was no different. However, the evening before we left to go, I looked online to see who all was going to be there, and alas, none of my favorites, except Luci Swindoll, was going to be there. Except for a couple of ladies, they were new to me and young. I guess that says something about me...yes, everyone gets younger all the time.
About thirty went from our church. Among them some young women whose names I had heard but did not know. One of the pluses was getting to know them better.
One particular session stood out to me, and that was a mini-concert by Nicole C. Mullen. She and her husband are involved in two ministries. One is Baby Girls Club, for girls 5-18 and teaches them the love of Christ through the arts. The other is Team NCM, which trains young boys and girls (ages 9=17) who are gifted in the arts, and provides them with outlets to use and show their talents while growing as disciples of Jesus.
As she sang and danced with her group on stage, I thought of the passage of Scripture from Philippians 4. The passage here is from The Message.
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
8-9Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.
Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
I'm putting one of her videos here. It's called "Brainwash." It isn't the style that many are used to, but it speaks of keeping our minds clean and pure. I think the title is perfect.
9 comments:
WoW! What a new and innovative - and "on target" way of defining the word brainwash! I need a B-R-A-I-N double wash!!! Loved it.
Great post! I'm glad you had such a good conference!
Love the video and the message.
Reaching the world through all kinds of music for the glory of God.
I loved that video Bev....wonderful.
I'm so glad you had a wonderful time. It is always nice to get away and be uplifted and encouraged. Blessings.
Thanks, Beverly, I really enjoyed seeing you and I also look forward to the next time.
I hate to ask, but did my birthday card make it to your daughter's? :-) I hope so..and I hope you had a marvelous time there!
I love this video! I happened to go a luncheon Sunday where there were 900 Black CHristian ladies (it was honoring the wives of nearly every big Black church in Los Angeles..) and 10 of us White girls :-)
WHAT a fabulous time, and WHAT fabulous GOSPEL MUSIC! Man, it was fabulous; not unlike this terrific song.
We ALL need a brainwash! Great term for it!
I'm glad you had such a rewarding weekend!
Great post/message!
i love your header, i love that church so much, these are great shots of it, i have several of it but none as good as these. i should take my new camera over there. i only made it through 3 seconds of Brainwash, just can't listen to that kind of music. i get the brainwash part though.
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