Dr. Melissa Powell is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC). She is married to Chris Powell, Executive Pastor at North Shore Fellowship, and the mother of two children. An old dog, a good book, a big salad, and a long walk are a few of her favorite things.
The Spirit of adoption exchanges our enslavement to fear for a glorious inheritance with a Heavenly Father.
We can ask God to use our own suffering to bear witness to our children that we have a friend in the flesh and in the fire.
We, who are lame in our sin and have nothing to offer the King, have been given a seat at the table.
Hymns and worship music have literally and figuratively been the instruments God frequently uses to pull me out of these places of anguish. In particular, Henry Van Dyke’s “Hymn of Joy.”
When Jesus is the center of our decision-making, there his followers and the surrounding community have their needs met.
As a parent I can provide spiritual “snacks” on God’s Word throughout the week to supplement the meals of Bible study and worship we enjoy with our church community.
