Awhile back I heard a sermon on Mark 8:22-26, which talks about Jesus healing a blind man in Bethsaida. Like me, you’ve probably heard accounts of Jesus and His healings time and time again. And likely a lot of you think of a loved one that you pray Jesus would lay His healing hands upon – … More Stepping Out Of Familiarity
I just love how the Lord decides to use people to speak to us at the most unexpected moments! One time this happened started as just a normal Sunday, except for the fact that I was attending church on my own that morning as my husband was out of town. I decided that day I … More The God Of The Impossible
I still remember about 2 years ago when my husband and I stepped down from a great ministry at church. It was hard because we so enjoyed the people we were serving with, but it was time. I had also just finished my first book and was trying to figure out what to do with … More The Fuzzy Brain Syndrome
The day of this posting is the day we celebrate as Easter or Resurrection Sunday. And, as I was praying and contemplating about what to write, I came across Ephesians 1:19. Here’s how it is quoted in The Message: “[O]h, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him…” [emphasis mine]. I know that … More Extravagance Intensified
Sometimes I look in the mirror and I see my mother. Unfortunately I don’t usually see the good side of mother, but rather the bad side – the side of her that we saw a lot of in the last years of her life. I see in the mirror her mouth frowning instead of smiling. … More Less Me, More Jesus
A little over a year ago, I admitted in my post Enough of This Whole School Thing, that I dropped out of high school my junior year. My life patterns back then were anything but wholesome, unfortunately. My mom had told me during that rocky season that if I was going to drop out of school, … More Our Feeble Minds
Years ago I came to know a wonderful woman named Verna Birkey, who became an adopted mother to many of us at our church. She was funny, intelligent and didn’t hesitate to let you know if you were heading in the wrong direction! One day she gave me a copy of her book God’s Promises … More God’s Infinite Wisdom vs. My Puny Brain
The rock in the picture below sits on my desk. It has printed on it Psalm 18:2, and was given to me about 10 years ago from a gal that was in my Bible study group. She had no idea at the time how much I really needed that word of encouragement. I had been … More Stand Firm & Give Fully
Jeremiah 10:23 (NIV) says, “LORD, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” I read a short story awhile back which spoke of a full bus going down a long, curvy mountain. Suddenly the brakes gave way, of course causing a lot of panic. The bus … More Who’s Driving Your Bus?
I’ve heard a lot of people say, “If only I knew then what I know now.” A lot of times it’s when we reflect back to our teenage years when we made a lot of stupid mistakes; but sometimes people say this when their marriage is failing, their jobs are getting unbearable, or when their … More Don’t Look Back!
The God Of All Comfort 