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…
Category: Faith
Prayer Persistence
How do you pray? From the birth of each of our three daughters, I prayed over them, before them and with them. I prayed over them often, but most frequently as I exercised each morning. When I knew she had a test, I would pray a few minutes before she started the exam. When she was…
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…
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.









