Bah Humbug: Why You Need a Bigger Reason
Bah Humbug. I'm not sure if the phrase originated with Mr. Scrooge or not, but it's become the go-to statement when someone isn't in the Christmas spirit. And one year, that was almost me. My husband [...]
Faith From God’s Perspective
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | “If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you [...]
2020 Encouragement
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | “Now, friends, read these next words carefully. Slow down and don’t go jumping to conclusions regarding the day when our Master, Jesus Christ, will come back [...]
Don’t Eat the Brownies
The Bible says the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). We could say these are character traits of our God. In other words, you can [...]
Trust God. Love People.
A minister once said, "You cannot find in scripture where you are to trust people. The Bible only tells us to put our trust in God." If you've never thought about this before, it is a bit [...]
The Polar Opposite of God
If you’ve tried to rent a movie lately, or even scrolled through your TV guide to watch something, you’ve noticed the plethora of scary, frightful, even downright evil that has taken over the media industry. Personally, [...]
Make it Your Aim
When I was younger, my stepdad was an avid fisherman and hunter. I didn't care much for either at the time, but nonetheless, I learned about lures, bait, and deer blinds. So when I discovered the [...]
Why So Much Criticism?
We've been sitting in this pot for awhile now. I'm referring to this world we live in, but my reference isn't limited to those who are over a certain age-- this situation we're in now, it's [...]
Love [God’s Way]
I met a girl recently who talked to me the entire time with her arms folded across her chest and her head tilted slightly to the side as if she was keeping the door in her [...]
Connect the Dots
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | Steve Jobs once said, “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” I imagine the devil wishes he could’ve connected [...]
Let’s Believe the Best
I want to encourage you today to believe the best of every person. You will have opportunity to see the faults in others and therefore, it's inevitable that you will be disappointed in the actions (or [...]
Our Necessity
I want to ask you to think about something: What do you require? Is there something you would name as a necessity? What I mean is, what is it that you have to have every day? [...]
Revelation-Secrets
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | I have such a love for music that I can’t just turn on one album at a time— I literally shuffle all my songs every day [...]
Don’t Underestimate Your Faith
I am thirty-one years older than my daughter. I recently told her, "The world you are living in is much different than the one I imagined for you." But I don't want her (or any of [...]
Unusual Lessons from the Sunflower
While I was praying recently, this phrase came up in my spirit: "Learn from the Sunflower." I thought hmmm, so I looked up more information and was surprised to discover a couple of interesting facts. For starters, the sunflower [...]
Reckless Living Meets Reckless Love
What happens when a person's reckless living meets the reckless love of God? A.W. Tozer is quoted as saying something that makes me think of fathers. He said, "What comes into our minds when we think [...]
Stop and Start
Addressing racial injustices, I see two major steps. Racial profiling has to STOP. Pre-judging a person based on the color of their skin has to STOP. I hope to God I’m not addressing Christians here, but [...]
