Deeply Loved
I'm going to tell on myself. My birthday is February 13, the day before Valentine's, and so for my entire life, my birthday has been associated with love. I actually believe all birthdays should be celebrated [...]
Reckless Love
I'm sure you've heard the song Reckless Love by Cory Asbury --or at least I hope you have. The first time we sang it at church, I only guessed the name of the song was "Reckless [...]
A Fickle Generation
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network Fickle. For a long time I thought that word was a quaint, southern lady-like version of a cuss word. Not a real cuss word of course, but [...]
Finding a Self to Live With
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 The Professional School of Psychology did an interesting study on the life of Abraham Lincoln. Due to documented reports of depression, they handed out an assignment to students [...]
Finding a Purpose to Live For
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 One of the things I find stunning in the scriptures is the confidence of Jesus regarding His purpose. I have never chalked it up as, "Oh, He's the [...]
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? [...]
