Tonight my pastor decided to do something different. Wednesday nights we have corporate prayer and usually anyone who feels lead to pray can get up and well, pray. Tonight he laid out some scriptures, on three pieces of paper at the pulpit. He wanted to help focus the prayer and give us some direction from... Continue Reading →
We must keep in mind that our brains alert to bad news 5 or 6 times as much as good. So the media outlets that want our attention often take the tactic of printing the bad to get as much mindshare as they can. That doesn’t mean that the bad news you see is the... Continue Reading →
Years ago, I read a book called Hiding from Love. I honestly don’t remember a ton about the book itself. But I do recall being fascinated by the paradox that we frequently, through our patterns and behaviors, hide from the very thing that we most want and most universally long for: love. For today’s prompt,... Continue Reading →
I woke up this morning to a whole new world, literally and metaphorically. We spent the night in New Orleans, a place that has held my heart captive since I was a teenager and introduced to the writings of V.C. Andrews. I have always wanted to visit Louisiana and see those story book places come... Continue Reading →
Breathe in. Release. Inhale. Hold it in. Pause. Exhale. Repeat. I often take breathing for granted. Yet so many struggle to breathe. I see them daily. Hooked up to ventilators Bipaps, c-paps, trilogies. Longing to just Breathe in deeply.
I close my eyes and see an elegantly wrapped gift with a crimson mesh ribbon neatly tied around it on all sides. There is not a single flaw in the wrapping of the gift. I can only look at it with awe. It is one of those presents that you just can't bring yourself to... Continue Reading →
Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Why did this scripture jumped off the pages at me, now, after I have read it and quoted it so many times? I really could not understand the significance to my life, so I did what I do. I started... Continue Reading →
There is a controversial statement that has carried me many years as a believer. "The safest place to be is in the will of God." I stand on that statement. Some question the trials of Paul, Peter, John, Joseph, Daniel, etc. as to the validity of the statement. Yet, despite what each walked through, they... Continue Reading →
It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. 1 Corinthians 3:7 NLT I love people. I love hearing personal stories, helping others, and being with others. However, working with people every day often leaves me wanting to retreat to the privacy of... Continue Reading →
The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. Job 17:9 NLT In the natural, I am not very strong. I have never been able to lift my body weight, even as a kid to do a pull-up. I can do a pull-up in the water to the lower bar... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 