When Life Takes a New (Unwelcomed) Turn
When I think of “new,” my mind goes to adventure and glamour. But new isn’t always exciting and pretty. What if in a sudden statement or a ring of your phone, your life takes [...]
Pouring of Blessings
There is a church service video that has stuck with me for the last five years. The preacher invites a little girl to join him on stage and her job is to hold onto [...]
Do You Choose Grace?
Human nature is funny. Typically, when a mistake is made, the situation is weighed to determine which route to take – did anyone realize it was me, can I get away with letting it [...]
Blessed are Those Who Fear the Lord
“As the five kings and armies of Amorites fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon and Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from [...]
Filled with Joy
“Therefore, my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. [...]
Coveting a Fake?
Come with me on a stroll down my high-school corridors. Since it’s the late 1980’s, you are seeing permed hair, big bangs and frosted lip gloss on the girls, flipped Lacoste collars and Jordache [...]
Supernatural Comfort
“Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. For my days [...]
Spark Surprise!
The teenage years in America are difficult for sure, and our movie and music industries continually capitalize on its’ awkwardness and angst. As a leader of a teen-girl Bible Study, I often hear the [...]
Going to God … even in the Rafters of the Garage!
Have you ever watched an artist creating a picture: the pencil sketches and mis-starts? The restraint as they perfect each section before starting the canvas? The mixing and layering of paint to get the [...]