Tis the Season
What is it about putting up a few twinkle lights and decorations that make us breathe a little slower and smile a little more? I remember growing up and driving to my grandma's house. She had [...]
Letting Go of Self-Doubt
"For what the world says is wisdom is actually foolishness in God's eyes. As it is written: The cleverness of the know-it-alls becomes the trap that ensnares them" (1 Corinthians 3:19 TPT). Has someone ever made [...]
From Obligation to Liberation
Have you ever recognized a peculiar behavior in yourself and thought, "Where did that even come from?" I recently had a moment like that. I wasn't raised in church so I don't have a quote-unquote "religious" [...]
What’s the Point?
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | Have you ever had the thought, “What’s the point?” “What am I doing here?” “Is what I’m doing even making a difference?” I have to imagine [...]
The Leaf and the Dreamer
With flashlight in hand, I carefully made my way down the uneven dirt path. As I walked, I prayed. I poured my heart out to God in the stillness of the night. It was cold, yet [...]
The Amazing Honor of Two Men
You may or may not have heard this story before, but I want to look at two men who both did something honorable. Remember, righteousness isn't only what Christ has done for us, but what we [...]
Reclaiming Identity
In my humble opinion, I believe there's an attack on identity like never before. It may be more prominent in the United States, but I believe it's world-wide. It's an outright attack on people made in [...]
An Intentional Farmer
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network Funny story: my stepdad doesn’t like tomatoes but he planted 120 tomato plants this year. He’s not a farmer. He’s a retired plumber. He doesn’t grow anything [...]
Make Yourself At Home
When my husband and I first married, he had to get used to an extended family— not because he married into mine, but because my side of the family had multiples. My parents were divorced and [...]
It’s Called Living
When you think about it, emotions are an interesting attribute of our human make-up. And yet, God saw it fit to equip us with these feelings that influence our behavior. Emotions cause us to laugh, cry, [...]
Samples for Everyone
As you know, in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the Bible describes how Jesus went from place to place ministering to people. For example, in Matthew 9:35, the Bible says, "Then Jesus went [...]
Victory at the Cross
"But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:27). The first time I studied this, I thought "What did Jesus mean? [...]
Avoid the Trap of Offense
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscious seared with a hot [...]
Alert and Ready
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network My husband has always been one to get up early. But me, I would always say I wasn’t a morning or a night person — I was [...]
Unchanging Purpose
It's my birthday week and I adopted this birthday scripture a few years ago: "Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to [...]
Keep Your Eyes on Christ
Solomon wasn't wrong. He just didn't know Christ. I woke up thinking about Ecclesiastes (a little nudge in the spirit to go read it). And in just the first few chapters, it's obvious Solomon's observations of [...]
I Will Tell You How He Lived
Have you seen the movie, The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise? It's been on TV a couple of times recently and as I watched it again, I was reminded why I like it so much. Honestly, [...]
Home from War
I recently saw someone at church I hadn't seen in a long time. As soon as we had a chance to greet one another, I made a bee line to him to say hi and give [...]
