Brandi Diamond

Oh how I love September! It's my birthday month, and autumn is (hopefully) just around the corner. It is also the time we all strike up "September" by Earth, Wind, & Fire - Do you remember The 21st night of September? Love was changin' the minds of pretenders While chasin' the clouds away... I'm not gonna lie - I'm ready for September - love - and chasing clouds away. And I'll sub out the 21st for the 24th for my own lyrics - now I'm ready for this month! This song always makes me wonder what...

Micah 6:8 says: God has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. What does it mean to love mercy? If you look at different translations, the word 'mercy' is also translated as kindness, lovingkindness, compassion, faithfulness, constant love, and more. The book of Micah comes from the Hebrew, and the word there is חֶ֔סֶד, which is hesed. Like so many Hebrew words, hesed is rich and...

It is August and we are all so back! New plans abound again for so many of us, and although it is definitely still summer (and will feel like it for many more weeks here in Atlanta!), we are marking the beginning of fall schedules. Just like New Year's Day, this is a time for so many of us to make refreshed resolutions, commitments to new projects, and dedication to new practical steps to make our lives better. But how? When there are a lot of things swirling in life, and there are different...