“No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.” – Jesus (John 14:18 NLT) In the summer of 2019 our family purchased 11 baby guinea fowl chicks with the purpose of them reducing the ticks and other insects on our property. Guineas are unfriendly, ugly, and very,Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] “Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.Everything on earth will worship you; theyContinue Reading
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) Have you noticed that God seems to do New Things whenever he wantsContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and the future on Thursdays this year.] “Children are God’s love-gift; they are heaven’s generous reward.” (Psalm 127:3 TPT) God of the Children, You are our rock in whom we take refuge; our shield, the horn of our salvation, our stronghold andContinue Reading
[Today I invite you to put yourself in place of Samuel as you read the following, and hear God speak to you: ] “Every day of my life was recorded in your bookbefore one of them had taken place.How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God!How vast in number they are!” (Psalm 139:16-17 GW)Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] “Righteousness [moral and spiritual integrity and virtuous character] exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34 AMP) (a part of the preface to the book I am writing:) I’ve never consideredContinue Reading
“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.” (Psalm 33:4, 8 NIV)Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] God of Love, You are the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. You have invited us thirsty ones to come to you and drink deeply of the free gift of the water of lifeContinue Reading
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;he will never let the righteous be shaken. But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay;the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you. (Psalm 55:22-23 NIV) “The LastContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and the future on Thursdays this year.] One day last summer I spent an afternoon with a woman who has two young adult sons, two adopted sons, currently ages 12 and 10, and a 6 1/2 year old. After the adoption wasContinue Reading