For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. Galatians 5:13 CSB One quote that has stuck with me for several years now is “Our lives were never meant to be our own”. I believe we are […]
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:5 NLT I am such a do-er sort of person that I even look for things to do while I’m supposedly ‘resting.’ Yes, I know that’s counterintuitive to what I should be doing in that moment — but it is genuinely […]
Philippians 4:6 “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” My new sales assistant’s voice bubbled over the phone. A prospective customer had contacted our company with lots of questions. He said it was near the end of the budget cycle and he had […]
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 1 Timothy 2:1 NLT We’ve come a long way from home delivery and waiting in line to entering the grocery stores. Like all other ‘milestones,’ we seem to be forgetful […]
When I think of a servant’s heart, one name comes to mind. Jackie. I first met Jackie at the school that our children attended. We had two children in the same grade levels and together we have been through it all. From room moms to volunteer moms to bleacher sitting moms, Jackie and I have […]
Needed this today. Walking around in a slump and just couldn’t get out of the starting gate. Anyone else? I’ve often heard, and from the best of friends, when in a dump get up and praise. I don’t know about you, but counterintuitive seems like a soft description of how I feel about that prescription […]
Born to a single mother, who immigrated to America from the Republic of Panama, my father never recognized my sister or I as his children. We were not a priority in his life; he participated when it was convenient for him. My mother was raised Catholic and that is how I was raised. I attended […]
4-6 The misfits among the people had a craving and soon they had the People of Israel whining, “Why can’t we have meat? We ate fish in Egypt—and got it free!—to say nothing of the cucumbers and melons, the leeks and onions and garlic. But nothing tastes good out here; all we get is manna, manna, […]
Today would have been my brother’s birthday. He was my only biological sibling, two years younger than I. At the age of 9, he was diagnosed with an incurable neurologically deteriorating illness. At the time of the diagnosis, there were only 100 possible known cases throughout the United States. Schilder’s disease became the word of […]
We are all born into this world as sinners. As a baby, we obviously don’t understand what that means and during that timeframe, we aren’t purposely sinning. But nevertheless, we are born as slaves to sin. As I examine my own sinful desires, an image pops into my head. I imagine myself in shackles sitting […]
Titus Two 