Brandi Diamond

Finally... Summer. You made it. The question is... will anything change for you? Or will this "lighter season" be just another over scheduled season with less structure? In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." How are you experiencing weariness in your life? Where are you bone tired? Where do you need to rest? Or perhaps you're in a space of rest, with plans in place, or with no plans in place - just ready for a little...

In 1981, Queen and David Bowie released "Under Pressure." In his article "The True Story Behind Queen with David Bowie, 'Under Pressure,'"Jim Beviglia writes that the song almost didn't happen, "yet the song somehow married the best traits of these wildly disparate artists to create a huge success." Beviglia goes on to argue, "You can hear the song as a kind of battle of wills between the two men [David Bowie and Freddie Mercury], or at least the characters that they were playing in the song....

Whew - May. This month is for many the most intense month of the year. I've often heard May is the new December; April is the new May. School is getting out. Everything is getting crammed into just a few weeks. Traffic patterns change. Work schedules fluctuate. Vacations are scheduled. It's HOT. If you are feeling under pressure, this month's theme speaks to just that. Psalm 119:143 tells us, "Trouble & pressure have come upon me, but your commandments are my delights." While we are spinning...