The PEACE of Advent
What is peace to you? Maybe you thought of a young mom when her babies are finally laid down for the night. Or the quiet after all the […]
The HOPE of Advent
Week One: I didn’t grow up celebrating Advent and if I’m honest, I only recently realized what it meant. I had heard the word before but assumed it […]
Rose-Colored Glasses
For me, turning on Christmas music before Thanksgiving isn’t about the season as much as what it produces.
My husband teasingly rolls his eyes, […]
10,000 Reasons
10,000 Reasons is the title of a song by Matt Redman. And I love it because in a world full of 10 million excuses, […]
No Fear in Love
There is no fear in love. This is what the Holy Spirit told John to write to believers. Yet we see fear running rampant everywhere — fear of […]
Slow to Emotion
Christianity is meant to be lived out loud so when I learn something, I can’t help but want to share it with others. And my current lesson is […]
Righteousness Exalts a Nation
“Righteousness exalts a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).
The definition of righteousness in this passage describes blameless conduct and […]
To Know God
I’ve been reading Ephesians 3 every day and this verse has caused me to pause every time: “[that I may] …know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that […]
Endless Dimensions
When I say the word dimensions, what do you think of? Without looking it up, my first thought was a memory of my grandmother measuring out a pattern […]
What’s In Christ is In Us
The most powerful two-word combination ever is the phrase: In Christ. When the word Christ is mentioned, we should automatically think of Jesus. But when we hear or […]
What Are You Looking At?
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network
One thing that makes Jesus so endearing is His mercy. […]
By Grace Alone
I think you would agree the Bible has some pretty big words, but if we’ll look deeper, they are BIG in context too.
The Bridge Was a Success
My dad is a retired Steel Fabrication Project Manager (similar to an architect). He used to build the “bones” of large buildings, or in some cases, the “exposed […]
Conquering the Struggle
We once had to remove some trees on our property. One in particular was on our back porch, and although it was beautiful in its own right, it […]
Keep the Door Closed
We used to live in a house that had a cranky screen door. The spring was loose so every time you’d attempt to close it, the door would […]
Finding and Following Peace
God sends a lot of people across my path and one thing I hear myself saying repeatedly is: “Despite what your head is telling you, listen to your […]
You Have to Choose to Believe
My greatest desire is to help people grow spiritually– to find the same freedoms I have found in Christ. But the hardest thing I’ve ever learned in ministry […]
This is Our Hope
When my Grandma passed away, I read the verse in 2 Peter which says, “Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like […]
