Even though we can easily point to personal failures, Jesus chose to go to the cross for you, and for me.
Category: Grace
When Roots Run Deep
When faced with a season of scorching challenges, we can still flourish instead of just survive when our faith roots run deep.
Lost that Loving Feeling?
When Christians lose that loving-everyone-like-Jesus-would feeling, the first step is to sit at His feet.
“Small Success” = Joy!
Sometimes the goal of becoming “Christ-like” is overwhelming. Where do I start? How could I possibly learn all the nuances of faith?
Just like learning a foreign language, we need to take one some step at a time, and we need to remember to celebrate each and every success, because our Heavenly Father does!
Jesus Came to Give Life
Today is known as Good Friday. The day Jesus came to declare His love for us, to pay our debt of sin, so we could stand, reunited with God. (See Luke 23). Jesus knew His purpose. He knew the plan. And, He knew the pain he would face. His soul was secure. His fate was…
(Back in the) Habit of Thanksgiving
“Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift.” II Corinthians 9:15 “What is a Thanksgiving Box?” our youngest daughter asked our oldest. “It was a decorated shoe box we would fill with strips of paper outlining what we are thankful for. We’d fill it all year long and then open it on Thanksgiving Day.” Our…
Shut In, Not Forgotten
Genesis 8:1 “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” It was January in Michigan, cold, dark, and stormy. As a young foreigner, I felt the weather matched my disposition. I was…
Choosing Spiritual Health
With over 30 trillion cells, the human body is amazing! And just as astonishing is the fact that our bodies utilize the foods we consume to rebuild, refresh, and renew each of those cells! Our bodies are a constant work in progress! We have learned, if we want to operate at peak performance, we must…
Talk to God First
“I call upon the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.” Psalm 120:1 Fuming, stomping, spitting mad, the emotions coursed through me as I threw a mental tantrum. We’re back to this again. That repetitive problem. The issue which is never resolved. That which makes life complicated. I stomped my foot and collapsed into a nearby…
Silence is Golden
“Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.” Isaiah 55:3 NIV Closing the door with a bang, my feet flew down the path, fleeing frustration, fear, and soon-to-be folly. As I rounded the bend, the beautiful…