Pride and Pinball
Have you ever played a real game of pinball? Not the virtual kind on a computer or xBox, but the stand-up, hold the sides of the table, real pinball? Or maybe stood on the side and [...]
Pray The Word
In 2010, we learned first-hand the importance of knowing and praying God's Word over your situation. In fact, I believe it's what saved our son's life. When he was given a 50/50 chance of survival after [...]
Insecurity Has Many Forms
Ok, so I have to confess, I enjoy watching certain competition TV shows (not most, just some). One of my past favorites was DesignStar on HGTV. It was clean television and I was intrigued with how they came up [...]
You Can’t But He Can
Have you ever wished you could go back and change something? I'm certain you have. Who hasn't? Whether small or large, regrets can be discouraging. "If only I could go back and change [such and such], [...]
Finding Real Life
How do people live without God? I recently encountered this on two very different levels. My husband and I were asked to minister to a family going through a crisis. When we arrived, it was quickly [...]
Do I Want To Be Transparent?
"Is it about me? Or is it about them?" "Or is it about me being transparent to help them?" This was part of my conversation with the Lord this morning. As a writer, I want to [...]
How To Get Peace & Keep It
You and I control our peace. No one else... One morning, while on a pre-dawn walk with my husband, I felt a little grumpy. Mainly because it was early! I had been trying to find the perfect [...]
Righteousness Revelation
I was recently visiting with a respected minister friend of mine and the subject of righteousness came up. He said, "I think Malachi 4:2 is the best righteousness scripture in the whole Bible. You know what [...]
Why Life Might Be Moving Slow
If you're even a little bit of a Bible-studier than you're familiar with the example James uses in describing the power of our tongue. He said, "A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole [...]
Finding the Right Self
You know I care about helping people find a "self to live with" through an understanding of who we've been made to be in Christ. But I was quite surprised to discover the scriptures use the [...]
From the Wells of Salvation
"Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation" (Isaiah 12:3). A young man recently visited our church. I was told that he had given his heart to Jesus in one of our [...]
Out of Strength? Read This
Here's a confession you should make daily: "I have been enabled and endued with Christ's strength to recover and increase in every area of my life!" When we read the encouragement Paul issued to believers in Ephesus, [...]
Pull the Weeds!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 You are the keeper of your heart. Sometimes, we're unaware that the trials we are facing are directly related to the things we are allowing. Jesus said, "And some [...]
Move the Stones!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Jesus made it very clear: the SEED is the Word of God and the GROUND is man's heart. In the parable of the sower, Jesus went on to [...]
Shoo The Birds!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 In three different accounts, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, we find Jesus explaining the parable of the sower: “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he [...]
Of Greater Value
The author is unknown. In fact, I don't remember where I first heard this story, but it perfectly illustrates the love of our Father and the price Jesus paid to set us free. A man was [...]
Afraid of What I’d Miss
"In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death" (Proverbs 12:28). Hold a man's head under water, and he will fight you to come up for air. It's in every [...]
