Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. (3 John 2 NLT) Last summer our church lost a spiritual pillar and servant of the Lord Jesus Christ to a short battle with nasty cancer. HerContinue Reading
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:5 NIV) God, our nation is a mess right now. So much disorder and chaos; so much unrighteousness. And so many good and godly people, my Child. Remember that when the darkness seems most prevalent, your LightContinue Reading
A person may have many ideas concerning God’s plan for his life, but only the designs of God’s purpose will succeed in the end. (Proverbs 19:21 TPT) You keep every promise you’ve ever made to me! Since your love for me is constant and endless, I ask you, Lord, toContinue 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
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
“Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 115:1 NIV) God, As I write this I am looking forward to next week and the 5th-12th grade arts day camp I direct. I am so grateful that you downloaded the ideaContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] Let us declare and pray the following over families today: God, We thank you that you are ever-present, always loving, teaching, guiding, and working out all things for our good. Thank you that nothing canContinue 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
“Share the life of Jesus.” (Romans 14:19 MSG) This week I heard a story I never expected to hear. I was talking with a sweet Christian friend who mentioned a mutual acquaintance I knew from about ten years ago. She and her family had moved out of our area – outContinue Reading
“I commend you to God [placing you in His protective, loving care] and [I commend you] to the word of His grace [the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor]. His grace is able to build you up…” (Acts 20:32 AMP) I heard a story last week of a womanContinue Reading