How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! (2 Samuel 7:22 NLT) My 81-year-old father has a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, and two weeks ago I took him to a group of prayer warriors toContinue Reading
Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. (2 Samuel 7:22 ESV) One of the sayings that goes around Christian culture is God will never give you moreContinue Reading
On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever. (Psalm 100:1, 2, 5 MSG) Fall has never been my favorite time of the year. While all the fall-lovers are basking in their hoodies, football, and pumpkin spice drinks, I’mContinue Reading
Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14 GW) This week I was thinking about my resistance to an author’s suggestion of deep introspection and cleaning out of our messy interior lives. I came toContinue Reading
For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. (Proverbs 2:8 NIV) I came across a news story today that really shocked me—it was so outrageous, I initially thought it had to be a bad joke. But it wasn’t. According to multiple newsContinue Reading
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord… (1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV) Have you ever known one of THOSE children? You know, the kind whose stubbornness will push all your buttons because they HAVE to get their way? Yeah? Those children can growContinue Reading
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!Continue Reading
“My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long—though I know not how to relate them all. I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. Since my youth, God, you have taught me, andContinue Reading
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. (Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV) “God is not upset we don’t know everything…I wanted to see what’s really there. Yet, if I thought I didn’tContinue Reading
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NIV) Yesterday I was emailing with a friend who is juggling a lot—raising her late-teen sons, running a business, and managing the complex execution of her aunt’s estateContinue Reading