The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18 NIV) I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feetContinue Reading
Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:3-5 TPT) Amazing grace will always be myContinue Reading
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. (Proverbs 21:2 ESV) Sunday in Michigan a man with a truck, an explosive device, guns, fire accelerant, and an evil intent rammed his car into a church where people were gathered, shot intoContinue Reading
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28 ESV) Have you ever noticed that sometimes godly, talented, called and blessed people can hear a message from the Lord and thenContinue Reading
Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17 NIV) God, my heart is heavy for two ofContinue Reading
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16 ESV) Although I have prayed for Charlie Kirk’s family over the last two weeks, I haven’t had space or time to write a blog post addressing the situation. While I generally align with what IContinue Reading
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. (2 Peter 1:2 NIV) The thirteen letters of Apostle Paul all start with him blessing the recipients with “grace and peace.” In 1 Corinthians 1:3 (NIV), for example, he says, “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord JesusContinue Reading
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.(Mark 12:30–31, NIV) Although I’m still recovering from the intensity—the pressure, preparation, and joy—of leading last weekend’s women’s retreat, I’m fully aware that the world hasn’t paused. Life has moved on. I’veContinue Reading
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a beautiful inheritance. (Psalm 16:6 NIV) [Last weekend, I had the opportunity to speak at a women’s retreat on the theme of legacy. This is a portion of what I shared.] Some legacies are undeniably good. TheyContinue Reading
You have gifted me with abundance and a rich legacy. (Psalm 16:6 VOICE) [This is an excerpt from a session on legacy that I shared last weekend at the women’s retreat.] I began thinking about the idea of legacy when I was around 13 years old. Even at that young age, I found myself wrestlingContinue Reading