I picked up a young runaway one afternoon ... Read the Article →“My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.” Jeremiah 50:6 (NIV)
My close friend Ronnie and his brother witnessed a car accident and jumped out to help. Ronnie leaped over a downed electrical line to grab the car door, and thousands of ... Read the Article →"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Startled by the silence, I ... Read the Article →“For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)
Turn off the alarm, stumble to the coffee pot, get myself ready, eat breakfast, and drive to the office. My morning routine is ... Read the Article →“You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)
Read the Article →“But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family ...
In the story of the adulteress woman found in John 8:1-11, we can see clearly that Christ’s love is greater than sin. It must have been an unruly scene until Jesus stepped into ... Read the Article →“Go now and leave your life of sin.” John 8:11b (NIV)
Ever feel like you are just a wife, just a friend, just a daughter or just a mom? Or ... Read the Article →“He’s just the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” Mark 6:3 (NLT)
Being busy, overwhelmed in fact, made me feel important. I loved nothing more than creating a to-do list, simply for the happiness of checking it off. Even better was recounting the ... Read the Article →“I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” Psalm 119:45 (NIV)
Was I overly sensitive? Or was he simply being rude? For months I struggled with these questions ... Read the Article →“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 (NIV)
In the words of Henri Nouwen, “Our short lives on earth are sowing times.” January is ... Read the Article →"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)