by Crystal Brashear | Nov 16, 2016 | Daily Devotional
Bullying has been around since the Old Testament, but it’s only been in the past few years that it’s been getting serious media attention. As a counselor, I’m glad that people have begun to recognize how traumatizing bullying can be to victims....
by Crystal Brashear | Oct 10, 2016 | Daily Devotional
I love checklists so much, sometimes I add stuff to a list that I’ve already finished, just so I can check it off. There’s just something about the feeling of satisfaction in completing tasks. It really appeals to me. In fact, I come from a long line of...
by Crystal Brashear | Sep 7, 2016 | Daily Devotional
If worrisome thoughts were visible to the naked eye, I think they would look like little fleas hopping around inside our heads. Fleas are nasty, blood-sucking little parasites. They’re great at hiding and difficult to totally eradicate. And just as soon as...
by Crystal Brashear | Aug 10, 2016 | Daily Devotional
Have you ever known what the right thing to do was, but found yourself failing to do it, over and over again? If so, that means you’re human. Most of us have lived long enough to experience the frustration that comes when we don’t do what we know we ought...
by Crystal Brashear | Jul 5, 2016 | Daily Devotional
And [the father] said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found. — Luke 15:31-32 The older brother was hacked off because the...
by Crystal Brashear | Jun 7, 2016 | Daily Devotional
The first American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson, put out a song in 2015 titled Piece By Piece that describes how her relationship with her father broke her, and how her husband’s commitment healed her. The lyrics, which Clarkson co-wrote after a conversation with...
