Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. (Psalm 33:3 NIV) God has ascended amid shouts of joy,    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.Sing praises to God, sing praises;    sing praises to our King, sing praises.For God is the King of all the earth;    sing to him a psalm of praise. (Psalm 47:5-7Continue Reading

“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.” (Isaiah 12:5 NIV) Revelations 4, 5, and 11 talk of these fantastic creatures in heaven who are constantly worshiping God. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy,Continue Reading

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is theContinue Reading

Praise looks lovely on the lips of God’s devoted lovers. (Psalm 33:1 TPT) This morning I was reading Psalm 33 in The Passion Translation. I came across these verses: Play the guitar as you lift your praises loaded with thanksgiving. Sing and make joyous music with all you’ve got inside.Continue Reading

[I was working on the daily devotional pieces for the arts camp when I came across an article I share from here, lightly edited. This may be information you’ve read repeatedly or it may be new to you, but I invite you to read it with an open heart. WhatContinue Reading

[Our third day of the arts camp was without the storm chaos of the previous day and went very smoothly. It is such a blessing to see all these smiling faces and create works of art together! We have two more days of camp, closing with a final program onContinue Reading

[Our second day of camp began with severe thunderstorms about 5:30 a.m. that knocked out power to many families in the area and caused road closures because of trees down. We did delay the opening of camp by one hour to give families a chance to make adjustments, but thenContinue Reading

[I’m working on the daily devotional pieces for the arts camp and came across this article I share, lightly edited. This may be information you’ve read repeatedly or it may be new to you, but I invite you to read it with an open heart. What might God be sayingContinue Reading

[When I read this article, I so resonated with these gentle, loving, and encouraging words by Jamie Rohrbaugh. I hope and pray they speak to you today, too, in the areas you may need restoration.] Restore us, O God of hosts;And cause Your face to shine on us [with favorContinue Reading

[I spent some time wondering what the woman or various women felt when they were anointing Jesus’s body with oil. Two of the Gospel writers say his head was anointed, two his feet. One says Lazarus’s sister Mary did the anointing, one says a very sinful woman. All four accountsContinue Reading