Elisa Pulliam

God is Merciful and Compassionate | Encounter God #22

Does it feel like God is merciful and compassionate as you look around our world? Or do you find yourself questioning who God is? And what He allows? It is understandable, in light of the chaos we find ourselves in. It is not just COVID-19 that has sent our world into a tailspin, but the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the peaceful protests against racism, which have turned into riots and violence throughout the United States. If you’ve listened to the More to Be Podcast episode with Barb Roose on Grace and Truth, you know that what is missing…

Grace and Truth: A Conversation with Barb Roose about Racism and The Gospel {Podcast #535}

By Elisa Pulliam

Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. Maybe you’re well-acquainted with these names. Maybe you are not, because you’re like me and tend to shelter yourself from the painful realities in this world, overwhelmed by what you can’t do to solve the greatest atrocities. But something in me has flipped in the last few weeks. Silence is no longer an acceptable response. Maybe it’s because I’m learning how to step out of my fear and willing to be more vulnerable, admitting what I do not know and what I can not solve. These three names represent three human beings made in…

Letting Go & Living Like Jesus with Barb Roose {Podcast #534}

By Elisa Pulliam

Do you wonder about the purpose of the journey you are on? Are you struggling to understand why you feel the way that you do? Do you feel like you are stuck in a wilderness, with no clear way out? On the latest episode of the More to Be Podcast, we hear from writer and speaker Barb Roose and chat about walking with Jesus, surrendering in the struggle, and finding healing as well as direction through connection with Jesus and with others. As we reflect on the state of our world during a global pandemic, we consider the challenge to…

When Fear Threatens to Overtake Your Life

By Elisa Pulliam

I’ll never forget the day my oldest came home from kindergarten with her ABC Bible Memory Verse assignment. With her three little fingers held up in front of my face, she declared, “W. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” (Psalm 56:3 KJV). I shook my head at the Lord and said, “Really? This is for me, right?” Fear has been my middle name since I was little girl, although you’d never know it by looking at the way I’ve lived. I’ve managed to mask my fear with the appearance of strength, embodying all the mantras from…

God is the Holy One of Israel | Encounter God #21

By Elisa Pulliam

Have you ever thought of God as the Holy One of Israel? Can you think of any time this name of God was used in prayer with other believers or even in a modern-day worship song? Wouldn’t you agree that the Holy One of Israel is a name that has special meaning to God’s people of long ago but may feel foreign to us? We’re out of touch with this side of God’s character and nature, as we don’t identify as the people of Israel. We’re not wandering through physical deserts, following a pillar of cloud by day and fire…