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 →
Malachi 2:15-16 (CJB) And hasn’t he made [them] one [flesh] in order to have spiritual blood-relatives? For what the one [flesh] seeks is a seed from God. Therefore, take heed to your spirit, and don’t break faith with the wife of your youth. “For I hate divorce,” says Adonai the God of Isra’el, “and him... Continue Reading →
Philippians 4:7 Then God’s shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua. God's peace, which surpasses all understanding will guard my heart and mind in safety when I am in union with Christ. For the most part, I feel like I have peace in my life. My... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 