Let's journey deeper into God's heart together 2025-10-05T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/ Carey McNamara 2025-10-05T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/46-why-sabbath-might-be-the-key-to-your-family-s-breakthrough/

The past six weeks have been a whirlwind. What began as crazy bad has turned into crazy good—and I’m left sitting in complete awe of God . . . The past six weeks have been a whirlwind. What began as crazy bad has turned into crazy good—and I’m left s

2021-05-19T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/45-overcoming-greed-and-cultivating-generosity-part-2/

In part one of this blog, I shared some of the common mindsets that blind us to greed and hinder giving, while highlighting Biblical truths that help point us in the right direction (READ HERE).  However, generosity has a starting point - you wi

2021-02-26T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/43-overcoming-greed-and-cultivating-generosity-part-1/

Several years ago, my 4-year-old son confronted my ideas on sharing when I did not want to give some of his toys away (you can read the story HERE).  Little did I know that was just the beginning of God challenging me in this area. I often

2020-07-04T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/42-in-pursuit-of-racial-healing/

We are all too aware of the recent tragedies among the African American community, more recently the senseless murder of George Floyd . . . an act that has stirred up a lot of anger and sorrow over the last few weeks. Though I am deeply grieved by wh

2020-04-20T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/41-finding-peace-in-times-of-uncertainty-and-terror/

I have never met a person that enjoyed the loss of control. It is during times of crisis, when we cannot solve our problems on our own, that our faith is truly tested. Either panic and fear overtake us, and prove our spiritual foundation unsteady, or

2019-08-16T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/40-why-i-don-t-do-deliverance-ministry-anymore-part-1/

I was first exposed to the realities of demon possession and spiritual warfare as a young teenager. My dad was a well-respected Southern Baptist minister who was gifted at expounding God’s Word and who had a huge heart to help hurting people. However

2019-07-06T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/39-do-christians-really-need-to-go-to-church-part-2/

In part one of this article, I addressed some of the differences between the Church we read about in the New Testament and the customs and mindsets of the Western Church today (READ HERE). I concluded that until we return to the true nature of follow

2019-05-31T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/38-do-christians-really-need-to-go-to-church/

Have you ever gone to church on Sunday morning and felt like you were wasting your time? Maybe the worship music felt flat (and those gathered just appeared to be going through the motions) . . . or maybe your mind wandered through the boring and irr

2019-04-19T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/37-how-could-a-good-god-allow-so-much-suffering/

A dear friend of mine recently lost his young daughter in a horrific tragedy. I wanted to comfort him, but the gravity of his loss, and the manner in which it occurred, left me speechless. I had no words that could erase his bitter heartache - even m

2019-02-21T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/36-you-don-t-have-to-be-a-christian-to-honor-god/

I was taught from a young age that Jesus was the only way to God, and that if I accepted Him as my Savior then I would go to heaven. Seemed like a no-brainer to me. All I had to do was believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for my sins

2018-12-31T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/35-overcoming-my-addiction-to-food/

I exercise almost every day and have maintained a healthy weight for most of my life, and yet still, I have issues with food. I began to realize this a few years ago when I was reading a book called “The Heavenly Man.” In the book, Brother Yun s

2018-12-01T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/34-should-i-confront-or-walk-away/

I had only been working as a physician assistant for a year or two. There were several medical assistants at the practice, but for some reason, one of them was consistently rude to me. When I asked her to do anything for my patients (like draw blood

2018-10-26T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/33-should-christians-celebrate-halloween/

I used to think witches, demons, and magic spells were just fantasy, something made up for entertainment . . . but by the time I was in Middle School, I knew otherwise. My dad was a Baptist pastor, and even he did not grasp the reality of demonic opp

2018-10-08T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/32-why-are-so-many-christians-walking-away-from-their-faith/

Over the past decade, I have watched several of my Christian friends walk away from their faith. And these were no laissez-fair Christians either – they were passionate Jesus lovers who ran after God and seized every opportunity to share His love wit

2018-07-05T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/31-why-do-i-keep-making-the-same-mistakes-over-and-over/

It was one of those days. You know, the ones you never want to repeat again . . . or have anyone remind you of what went down. Connor was three, and he had discovered the fun of stuffing lots of toilet paper in the commode before flushing. He yells f

2018-06-12T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/30-why-i-stopped-wearing-makeup/

Last year, I had the odd idea that I should give up wearing make-up for Lent.  But Lent was starting in just a few days, and the thought of not wearing make-up to certain places felt daunting . . . so I put the idea on hold.  I tr

2018-05-07T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/29-the-lie-i-believed-about-third-world-missions/

“Who wants to go door knocking with me?” Dad would joyfully yell through the house on a more frequent basis than I liked or was comfortable with. He would go door-to-door knocking to love on people, ask if they had prayer requests, ask what thei

2018-04-13T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/28-are-you-gossiping-without-realizing-it/

I think Joseph Conrad captured the truth when he wrote, “Gossip is what no one claims to like—but everyone enjoys.” Gossip is a pervasive part of our culture and entertainment today (just look at the magazine covers), and Christians ar

2018-03-23T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/27-don-t-waste-your-life/

Have you ever wondered how an all-powerful God could let people die of starvation or lack of clean water? If God actually exists, and He is a good God, why would He allow such suffering and injustice? We read in the Bible about times when God provide

2018-03-05T00:00:00Z https://lifelibertyandlove.com/item/26-when-it-is-just-too-hard-to-forgive-part-2/

In part one of this article, I shared about Mark, whose daughter was killed by a serial killer. Mark is still wrestling through his anger and pain, but learning he can choose forgiveness even when his emotions tell him otherwise. Mark has discovered