Recently, I had the opportunity to take a walk with my granddaughter as she took her new “big girl bike” for a spin through the neighborhood. The tires were still squeaky clean and there was no dirt on the pedals yet. She needed to get some practice on this new treasure. As she rode through […]
Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God’s presence. Proverbs 27:9 The Passion Translation True friends are a rare find … I get it. The older I get, I’m finding that life takes us all in different […]
For the one who has come to the realization of the power in surrender to the King of Kings … there is confidence in trusting Him to rebuild our life. Depending on how long we’ve walked the face of the earth and how long it took us to come to our senses, there could be […]
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 […]
I held a grudge against her for years. Her words couldn’t be undone and I couldn’t forget them. They made me feel so little, like my experiences were insignificant compared to hers. I felt torn down. I replayed what she said over and over in my mind, hoping that I misconstrued it, but the damage […]
Some of us have wonderful memories of singing those ol’ hymns of the faith (as they’re often referred to) in days gone by. Those familiar lyrics, many of which taught us Scripture verses, as that’s where they originated — straight from the pages of the Bible. As times have certainly changed the way we sing […]
My story, well, I suppose it is truly His story told through my life and experiences, isn’t one of those traumatic ones where I was radically saved from an addiction, lifestyle, or other hair-raising circumstance. As such, I felt I didn’t have much to say. Nothing to demonstrate his great and saving power in my […]
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 ESV Adolescent years have a way of making everyone cringe. Whether you’re in the trenches of raising a tween or you’re now out […]
Friend, I’ll be first to raise my hand here to admit that when I first laid my eyes on the title of this song … I was ready to run in the opposite direction. There’s something about the word: broken … I just don’t want to feel that or experience anything more along that trail. […]
When my children were small, they had this habit of collecting rocks and bringing them to me. Some of these ‘treasures’ were found in their lunchboxes or in the pockets of pants worn to school. At times, when out on casual excursions with them, whenever their tiny eyes would catch a glimpse of one shining […]
Titus Two 