20 Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, Ephesians 3:20 Amplified Whenever I have shared a season of worry or disappointment, my […]
In the United States, millions of Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving this week. What should be a time of celebratory gratitude is often filled with immense stress and anxiety. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? And yet, because our misplaced appreciation and thankfulness has morphed into running to the grocery store to pick up everything to […]
I am a true creature of habit. It’s one of the greatest ways to organize my day and roll it out with fewer distractions and less to think about. Just follow the ingrained recipe and voilà, mission accomplished, almost in cruise control. About a year ago, I was scrolling through the Beth Moore collection of […]
God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3 CEB If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there;if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath. Psalm 34:18 The Message How do you respond when someone shares the pain and hurt that comes out of their journey with grief? In less […]
You can pass through his open gates with the password of praise. Come right into his presence with thanksgiving. Come bring your thank offering to him and affectionately bless his beautiful name! Psalm 100:4 The Passion Translation I love how the Passion Translation expresses this verse in Psalm 100. The gates can be considered the doorway, the hallway, […]
Whether your local church is online or in-person, chances are there are people behind the scenes that make it a pleasant experience. Most of those people are overlooked. They are not known to exist in the positions that they fill, but they seek to fill your experience with comfort so that you will return. The […]
In every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. Acts 24:3 (ESV) GRATITUDE – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness As I sat down to write this piece, I must share with you that I am in the middle of a tremendous storm. Whew! I […]
Unlike David’s Goliath and his brothers, the giants I battle in this arena called life aren’t as easily seen by others. But they are immense and can tower over me just the same. I have days I struggle to defeat them as they wag their heads over me and threaten to put me in captivity […]
Death is inevitable. Pain feels insurmountable. Grief is survivable I know. It sounds counterintuitive to everything we know. We use words like, “I would never survive that.” Or maybe, “I can’t live without you.” Tossed flippantly, we coast through life without much regard or awareness of life. That is until we are faced with a […]
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 […]
Titus Two 