anywhere . . . everywhen
Where do you tell people about your Savior Jesus? Who do you tell about Jesus? When do you tell about Jesus?
I love the teachings and writings of G. Campbell Morgan. One of his famous quotes makes us remember when GOD says go . . . go! When GOD says speak . . . speak! If he says step out on…
good Master
Matthew 19:16: Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
Do you believe that being a Christian is all about being good and doing good things? If that is your belief, then allow me to share some truths from God's Word that can empower you to live a victorious life in…
salty flavor
In his book Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, George Barna reveals this interesting research statistic: Children are eight times more likely to accept Jesus as their Savior than teenagers and adults.
Barna’s findings are important. Along with the practical implication of needing to present God’s truth to the young, it made me wonder if we shouldn’t take a step back…
divine purpose
Ephesians 2:10: For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
Do you seek to live the life that God has planned for you as a Christian? Do you seek to please Him by your faith? One day, all Christians will stand before the…
the xy factor
Strategy games have never been my desire on game night. I remember the first time my husband taught me how to play RISK. Being a strong melancholy woman, I was devastated when after 2 hours of playing I had only a handful of soldiers to show for my efforts. In contrast, my husband had amassed a huge army—wiping me off…
living stones
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"You are living stones that God is building into His spiritual temple. What’s more, you are His holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. As the Scriptures say, 'I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, chosen for great honor, and anyone who…
in your hand
Exodus 4:2: Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied.
When God appeared to Moses in the wilderness and declared His plan to deliver His people from the land of bondage, He asked Moses to throw down his rod. In Psalms 23, the shepherd's staff is called rod and staff. Rod being used…
what do you see?
You can look at a window and see its glass and frame or you can look through a window and see the mountain vista it’s there to reveal. Today’s passage is a little like that. A superficial reading will miss the beauty of all that we’re meant to understand.
On first glance we see just another healing story about Jesus—albeit…
In God We Trust
Obamacare, the Middle East Peace, the economy, a 401k, an inheritance, your spouse, your children, your job—so where do you place your trust? 
On the back of each of the coins in my photo, it says what? In God We Trust.
Well, do we? Do I? Do you? I actually just got up from writing this to answer the phone. It…
grace of God
John 1:16-18: From His abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
When Jesus was thirty…
June 27, 2011
How does God’s creation elicit worship of Him by you?
what follows...
Someone close to me (and to those I love) recently made some poor decisions that affected us all, and what followed wasn’t pretty. Pain. Grief. Suffering. Those words capture the essence of the bitter sting brought by foolish choices.
You’ve been there. We all have. Broken and strained relationships can haunt our days with all the ragged emotions and troubled…
every sparrow
My mother, so dignified and proper for her entire life, now lay in a hospice bed—held captive by debilitating age. Quivering from mini-strokes and struggling for breath, her deathly condition defied the gorgeous spring day that danced tantalizingly on the other side of the windowpane.
I had already played out this scenario numerous times in my mind. Yet all the…
dig in
Determined to grow a vegetable garden, I dragged my shovel to a sunny patch of land and pitched it into the soil. The ground was as hard as cement, but I kept digging. Eventually, a hunk of sod came loose. I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand. It was rewarding to finally “dig in”—to get beyond the…
who are you?
Charles Taylor has a big ego. The former president of Liberia once attended an African conference in full combat gear, riding into town as his armed bodyguards jogged alongside his car. When he was accused of being a gunrunner and diamond smuggler, Taylor shamelessly addressed his people clothed in angelic white. But Taylor’s atrocities finally caught up with him and…
