You Don’t Have to Live on Yesterday’s Mercy
Is anyone else grateful for new days? What I mean is, there are a lot of mornings I wake up and sincerely say "Thank You Lord" simply because it's a new day and a fresh start. [...]
If God is For Us…
"Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?" I don't always use the word foe in my every day vernacular but I just like how this is stated. A foe is any enemy [...]
I Love Love Songs
Before you tune me out or call me sappy, let me explain the today’s title— My heart was rescued from despair the day I got saved. And then, like a perfect gentleman, God kept wooing me, [...]
Really Blessed
When you develop your relationship with the Holy Spirit and maintain a steady diet of God's Word, the Lord will speak things to your heart. For example, I was praying and thanking God for a new [...]
The LOVE of Advent
Sometimes one little word can change or emphasize the depth and meaning of a statement. And we find this in one of the most memorized scriptures in the entire Bible. Just two letters-- "For God so [...]
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 for a new sewing project. And then I [...]
What’s Your Story?
"Come and listen, all who fear God,and I will tell what He has done for me" (Psalm 66:16). I think the greatest weapon believers have against the enemy of doubt is their personal testimony. What I [...]
What is Hope?
In this season of love, it's not unusual for 1 Corinthians 13:13 to come to mind: "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Faith is defined as a [...]
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 [...]
Love Covers
As I was contemplating whether I should share something with someone or not, the Holy Spirit whispered to my heart: My grace in you helps you give grace to others. I immediately thought of 1 Peter [...]
The Language of God
I live in a community where a minimum of at least three languages are spoken fluently, and regularly. So on any given day, you might hear a conversation and have no idea what is being said. [...]
Put It On the Dung Heap
I hope the title caught your attention! It did mine. I was recently meditating on Philippians 3 where Paul talks about counting everything as loss "for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:8). [...]
Living Victoriously
People pay big money to attend seminars on how to be successful. It's in the heart of every person to succeed (at something). It's our heart because God wired us that way. And although I could [...]
Two Small Words
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | It was an utter failure — a sin that couldn’t have been predetermined, something he didn’t know he was even capable of doing. And afterward, the [...]
The Self You’ve Been Wrestling With
When I wrote my first book about righteousness in 2003, my grandmother was 83 years old. Even at that age, I greatly admired her. She was hospitable, beautiful, and in every way reminded me of the [...]
Have I Told You Lately
Do you remember the words of Rod Stewart’s song, ”Have I told you lately that I love you?” I may be dating myself by even bringing it up, but it’s a classic. Most people listen to [...]
Love: Your All-Purpose Garment
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | One of the positives that hopefully came out of the 2020 quarantine is that we finally had no excuse for not tackling those little projects around [...]
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 [...]
