Trump, the Slanderous Leader

March 13, 2016September 11, 2016 Ally Velsor1 Comment

This post is directed towards my fellow Christian brothers & sisters who will be participating in the upcoming elections. We must pray for God’s guidance in this decision and we must be careful in selecting a candidate whose character is questionable and indecent for the Oval Office. IF in the past, we’ve been offended with inappropriate behaviors of past Presidents and government officials we didn’t support, what makes us think supporting someone with the same reputation will be any different? I will not be endorsing anyone on this post, but I will be very vocal about who isn’t getting my support– and that’s Mr. Trump.

faith · family · food · Getaway · God · Italy · Nostalgia · Switchfoot · Testimony · Travel · vacation

questi sono i nostri ricordi: these are our souvenirs

August 3, 2014September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLeave a comment

As my feelings of nostalgia deepened, I couldn’t stop thinking about the disciples after losing Jesus to the cross. Confusion, disbelief, perhaps even deception? They probably wondered if they had just woken up from a long dream and if the years of ministry were nothing but an illusion. Despite their imperfections, they loved Jesus and they knew they were unconditionally loved by Him. But Jesus was …gone? Did they doubt? Were they disillusioned that their time with Him was over?

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All to Jesus I surrender?

July 15, 2014September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLeave a comment

What beautiful words we sing! With hands raised, with a tear in our eyes we sing “All to Jesus I surrender. All to thee I freely give.” However, those words can change your life for the better or worse…
Above there are two stories about men who made the very decision to surrender or to hold on. Jesus says “follow me”. With no promise of stability or anything specific. Both men were given a choice.

church · faith · fear · Forgiveness · God · Nostalgia · Repentance · Testimony · wedding · work

Where Feet May Fail

May 3, 2014September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLeave a comment

About 3 years ago, Kenny asked me the most important question of his life and I gave him the most important answer of mine. Six months later, we got married. Although we only dated for six months and were engaged for another six, our relationship carried a lot of fear then. Fear of failure, fear of the future, fear of… you name it! It just so happened that our pastor’s teaching lesson at the time was on fear. God used Pastor Bob Coy to help us get through those months of anxiety and fear of how marriage would be like.

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RE: Dear Church, 11 Signs You’re Burning Out Your Staff

November 16, 2013September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLinkLeave a comment

I've owned this ceramic blue book that proudly recites this prayer since I was a child. I know it was a gift. A precious gift I've held onto without remembering who gave it to me. This has helped me through the roughest times in my life because it reminds me that God is in control, not me, as sometimes I stubbornly would like to be. It reminds me that change starts with me...

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Meet The Calvary Team

November 16, 2013September 11, 2016 Ally Velsor1 Comment

I had the opportunity to sit down and answer a few questions for our Church (Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale) Staff Website, the Intranet. I thought I’d share what’s going on with the awesome ministry I’m part of.

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fading west: where i belong

October 30, 2013September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLeave a comment

Finding inspiration can be the beginning of something great that only God can use for the sole purpose of expanding His kingdom. He created us with different gifts so that we could be the blessing others can experience as we live in the here and now. God had used Switchfoot to further my search of Him; their songs have carried a tune in my hopes, my fears, my dreams, my joys, and my sorrows. Through their songs, I have experienced both laughter and tears in my journey of faith.

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debt-free

October 25, 2013September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLeave a comment

It’s been almost five years since I graduated college and I can finally say that I don’t owe Ms. Sallie Mae anymore money!! Having debt feels heavy, unnecessary, and it delays life…so why have it in the first place? I’m so thankful for God’s provision in our lives, but most importantly, His sacrifice on the cross was a full payment of our debt caused by sin. Paying off my school loan was somehow a great reminder of the greater debt our Savior took upon Himself to pay fully with His own life.

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the economy of mercy

September 24, 2013September 11, 2016 Ally Velsor1 Comment

Often times, we are so blinded by our plans, our friends, our families, our small circle that we don’t care to practice hospitality to strangers or unbelievers. We are too concerned about what movie we should rent or what we should have for dinner that we forget there are others who don’t have the luxury of a TV or the opportunity to enjoy a hot dinner, or even worse…they don’t have a place they can call home. And that, my friends, is what the Pope meant. Let us love. Let us heal. Let us forgive. Let us not be obsessed with sin. Let us care for the sinner. Let us be a light in this world!

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be genuine.

September 16, 2013September 11, 2016 Ally VelsorLeave a comment

I’m a big fan of Masterchef, a competition between America’s best home cooks! Last Wednesday, America learned who the new Masterchef is: an Italian and NYC restaurant manager named Luca Manfe, whose American dream came true. For the second consecutive year, the home cook I’ve been rooting for wins the whole enchilada: a quarter of a million dollars, a cookbook, and as Gordon Ramsay loves to say in his British accent “the most prestigious trophy in the culinary world and the title of Masterchef.”