“What we were created at the depths of our souls to need is only the Presence of God. It is the answer as Jesus is the answer….Our questions and complaints will never find individual answers (even as Job’s questions were never fully answered). The only Answer is the dangerous, disturbing,Continue Reading
“I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.” (Psalm 71:6 NIV) When I was reading through the book of Ezekiel in my Bible Recap readings, I kept noticing the phrase “Sovereign Lord.” When I looked it up in a concordance, I foundContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (ProverbsContinue Reading
Amazing grace will always be my song of praiseFor it was grace that brought me LibertyI do not know just why He came to love me soHe looked beyond my fault and saw my need – Dottie Rambo In my Bible Recap reading plan I’ve finished the Old Testament. Although I’ve read the BibleContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our state, nation, and world on Tuesdays this year.] “Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down inContinue Reading
Have you ever been accused of being a “storyteller?” If so, you probably were accused of being a liar. While that is one kind of “story telling,” I believe there are many ways to tell a story. For instance, if a picture can say 1000 words, an illustration in aContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” (Revelation 4:11 NIV) My Bible Recap plan brought me to JoelContinue Reading
“However, you are not [living] in the flesh [controlled by the sinful nature] but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God lives in you [directing and guiding you]. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him [and is notContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” (Matthew 19:14 NIV) Last spring I attended a state-wide conference that had a lotContinue Reading
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” (Psalm 116:7 NIV) Every day last week I was busy teaching workshops, doing administrative work, talking with people, troubleshooting, and doing whatever needed to make the arts camp a success. (And it was! God was faithful and the week wasContinue Reading