Militarily Ready
The last prayer of Jesus before His crucifixion tells us a lot. It's recorded in John 17 and mentions our world nineteen times. It's obvious Jesus knew the world we live in is the seat of [...]
Behind Enemy Lines
I think I love teaching because I love to understand. 1 John 5:20 says, "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, that we may know Him who is [...]
Life Happens
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network There isn’t a human on earth who hasn’t at one time or another been discontented, distressed, or in debt. Even at an early age, children and teenagers [...]
Return to Your First Love
I saw a post from a friend the other day that said something like, "I'm not motivated to drive my numbers up. I'm motivated to get my message out." This reminded me of something I've been [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pay Attention to Your Steps
Every word in scripture expresses the thoughts of God, while at the same time, paints a vivid picture to help us see things from His perspective. And for this reason, we should pay attention to God's [...]
A List To Live By
Keeping it simple today with a list that will keep us busy for some time. Sometimes we make things harder than they have to be. God’s Word should always be viewed as something for our good [...]
The Wheats & The Cheats
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | “An enemy has done this…” Have you ever had a thought like that? Suddenly facing a trial you weren’t expecting, getting a bad report out of [...]
Who Needs Siri When You Have God?
Think about this for a minute: Revelation knowledge changes the course of your life. My family and I were recently traveling through another town where we stopped to eat. Afterwards, I told my husband we needed [...]
