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…
Category: Faith
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…
Round Two (Or Ten!)
Have you ever fought a good fight only to find you needed to don those boxing gloves again? I had to face a significant fear I’d held in the past. Yesteryear had come and gone and God had showed up in a big way the first time I had to look that fear right in…
Goodness in Psalm 23
Remembering the truths of Psalm 23 over the decades.
Book Review: Home Where She Belongs
This tender and thrilling story by Penny Frost McGinnis truly captivates the heart and soul. Sadie flees to the island her grandparents called home, the only home she ever knew. Now returning as a shattered woman, she’s unsure if she can trust her childhood faith or the grown man who once held her heart. But…
Pursuing Peace
Stressed? Why chocolate might be a favorite go-to, God offers a better (and calories-free) answer.
Lord, Lead Me to Love
When Valentine’s Day pops up, it’s not about who we don’t have, but Who we do have to love.
What is True About God?
What have you heard about God? Do you know what is fact and what is someone’s opinion? How do we know what we don’t know? Proverbs 30:5 tells us. “Every word of God proves true, He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.” (ESV) If His words prove true, we need to…
Pray and Surrender
How do you grow your faith? Read Scripture, pray, attend church? These activities help us draw closer to Him. But have you thought about things we might need to surrender or even stop? Is anything hindering us from walking with Him? In II Corinthians 10:5a, Paul writes that “We demolish arguments and every pretension that…
Mary’s Miracles, Part II
Mary knew the feeling of the bottom dropping out of life. She knew she needed help, not only from God, but with someone who would relate to her humanity. God knows when we need help. He knows He can provide that help and when He needs to provide it from someone with skin on.









