Alley Family Roots

A Love Story in the Shadow of the Eifel Mountains, began in the small village of Shuen Ecken. In the heart of post-World War II Europe, an eager 19-year-old boy named Willis Earl Alley was the son of Vernon and Isa Mae. He was the middle child born into a tribe of 12 field workers.…

Careful Speech

“Lord, You hear my voice. In the morning, I lay my requests before You and wait expectantly.” Our priority is established by agreeing with God’s Word first thing in the morning. Our alignment with His plan does not begin with our activity or hurried urgency. It begins with our focused attention. Before the noise of…

Sanctified by Fire

“Do NOT quench the Spirit. Do NOT treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. May God Himself, the God of peace, SANCTIFY you through and through. May your WHOLE spirit, soul and body be kept BLAMELESS at the coming of our Lord Jesus…

Speak Life

Through Christ, I am a blessed, loved, and His adopted, empowered child of God. I live a life of divine health, protection, and purpose. I have the mind of Christ. I am covered by His love and I wear the cloak of His righteousness. I am cleansed, forgiven, and made new. In Jesus, I am…

Study the Deceiver

Invoke the Mind of Christ and with the Authority He imbued in us smash any stronghold! Any repeated thought pattern, or lie that strongly convinced you that it was or is the truth is a stronghold from the enemy. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 gives God’s method to dismantle lies. We mentally make a new neuropathway in…

Abiding

Our Father welcomes our simple silent sighs as a prayer for help. “IF you abide in JESUS, then HIS living Spirit, and ever active Word is residing in you.” “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Wow, what a profound…

Whispers

God often speaks through the subtle inner movements of our minds, disguising divine guidance within the ordinary rhythms of our thoughts. Many believers go through seasons where God seems silent, yet in reality, He is speaking beneath the noise, through impressions, nudges, clarity, and sudden understanding. Many overlook this sacred pathway because they expect God’s…

All Sufficient

Until Jesus is enough, no person, place, or thing will ever be. Slow down to reflect. Lord, am I still anchored in You or have I drifted? Being stilled in that quiet, God reminds us of something simple but pretty deep. His fixed, unchanged truth is rock solid. But all of us on occasion look…

Simon and Garfunkel

In the 1960’s “The Sound of Silence” was written by Simon and Garfunkel and released in the midst of the hot mess of love gone wild. The lyrics are not about silence. They clearly point to disconnection. People talking without meaning. A world full of voices that paint dark visions minus hope. The song does…

10 Virgins

The Parable of the Ten Virgins, found in Matthew 25:1-13, is a story told by Jesus that illustrates the importance of being prepared for the Kingdom of Heaven. In the parable, ten virgins take their lamps and go out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them are wise and bring extra oil for their lamps,…