Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
How far would you go to ensure a friend found Jesus? We read in Mark 2 that four friends were determined to carry a lame friend to Jesus. The friend was carried on a blanket or mat between them. Imagine the friends telling him they knew a man who could help- finally! He just had…
The snake slithered up to her and challenged her mindset. He fed her half-truths but worse, engaged her mind and held her captive beside him while he carefully crafted a concoction of confusion. Did God really say? Could He have meant…? Is that really true? While Eve saw a serpent seeding her second thoughts, our…
“The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them slain over to Israel.’” Joshua 11:6a (NIV) What he saw should have stopped his heart. His enemies united and charged toward him, with massive armies too numerous to count. Surrounded as he glanced every…
Christmas Day is over. Maybe like me, you still have lots of celebrating to do, but the greatest festivities are finished. As I sit quietly during the pre-dawn hours the day after Christmas, I thoughtfully reflect. I adore the stillness of my living room; with only the tree lights glowing and a balsam candle scenting…
When my knee-jerk reaction is to try to seize control, God guides with a different solution: Practice pause.
When the hurt hits too deep. And there seems no way things could be right. Know this: God is still in control.
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…
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…
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…
Remembering the truths of Psalm 23 over the decades.