I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:14-15   During my last weeks in Munich…

I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Revelation 3:8  …

I have a friend who I completely adore, and our messaging usually goes something like this: Me: 45 words Liz: 3 words Me: 60 words Liz: 1 Me: 15 (trying to keep it cool) Liz: gone She doesn’t need a paragraph to make a…

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10   I have the perfect Escada mini…

Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity… (Even when it hurts) Hebrews 6:1 Even when it hurts – à la Heather   It was the exact moment I’ve been WAITING for.  Nearly convinced it would never come,…

…I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23   Details in communication matter.  I’ve been living without details for so long, I’d nearly…

“…Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Mark 5:36   Pre-writing is a rare luxury for me, but I’ve had my post for Monday, April 12th, written and anxiously waiting for quite a while.  Even today, as I read it again, I picture myself sitting alone on…

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27   My father- and mother-in-law gave us an Amish-crafted, beautiful cherrywood dining table for our wedding.  It was the first thing of real value that we owned as a couple, and…

After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, ‘Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me’. John 13:21   I wish (oh so desperately) I didn’t have this darkness in me to share with you…

…You ate the loaves and had your fill.  John 6:26   At the top of the Champs-Élysées in Paris, a few hundred feet from the Arc de Triomphe, you’ll find my personal heaven on earth: Laduree.  This breathtakingly beautiful piece of French real estate is home to, arguably, the…