A crunch sounded and dust rose with each footfall. The plants were yellow except for two lush patches sporting green. The crops that had stayed watered due to elevation changes were thriving. They looked inviting and caught my eye, standing out among the parched patches. Just like Christians who are challenged to stay planted in…
Category: Christian Life
God, I Need You More than Chocolate!
When stressed to the max, my knee-jerk reaction is to reach for dark gooey, endorphin-releasing chocolate. Yet His Word tells me there is something else that will better satisfy: time spent at His feet.
Shine the Light on Jesus
Are you a fixer? I sure am, or at least often try to be. When someone has a problem, I listen, and all the while my wheels are turning. How can I help them solve this? What can I do? I really dislike how I feel, knowing someone needs help and I am stuck in…
Pursuing God When Everything Changes
wice a year our family daily routine shifts drastically. In May and then again in August. It has everything to do with the fact our lives revolve around an academic schedule. Even though we have faced this shift and return for years now, we still experience a major adjustment. When your daily routine has shifted…
Seen and Heard
Have you ever tried to do everything right with disappointing results? In 2 Kings 20, Hezekiah knew the feeling. Hezekiah “became ill and was at the point of death.” He was visited by Isaiah who told him he would die. Hezekiah knew it was imminent as the prophet told him to “put his house in…
An Unexpected To-Do List
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me…
Verified and Sealed
Do you believe in God but not sure you’ll get to heaven? It’s daunting to consider that accepting Christ and living (imperfectly but believing in Him) is truly our get-out-of-hell-free card. It’s easy for me to look at my life and wonder why God might want to save me. Yet He does. And He feels…
A Divided Heart
What is a divided heart? According to Google, “a state of being divided in loyalty or affection, particularly in a spiritual or moral context. It suggests lack of complete devotion to one master or purpose, often describing the conflict experienced when attempting to serve God and worldly desires simultaneously.” Reading the Old Testament, I am…
Choosing to See the Gift
Today is a gift from God. A hard concept to remember when we awake dreading today. But we chose to rejoice in a brand-new day, no matter what our plans or what it may hold.
Denying Opportune Times
Do you have a basic daily routine? I have a routine everyday. I wouldn’t say it’s magical, but it does lay a great foundation for my day. I awaken early, before anyone else is up. I get coffee, do Bible Study, and then exercise. Even when our family schedule changes, I try to constantly do…









