As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. 1 Corinthians 12:20 How are you doing today?  Feeling like you have things under control?  Rested?  Confident?  Empowered? Equipped? If you said, “Yes!”, then it’s been great having these 5 seconds with you.  You…

“We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame…” Romans 5:3-5   Romans 5:3-5 is my scripture verse for 2014.  It’s my anthem.  My promise.  This is…

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. Psalm 42:7   I cried in Ikea today. It’s amazing what God will show you when you shut down the noise of your surroundings and give Him…

See, I HAVE DELIVERED Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. Joshua 6:2   I had a fantastic pastor as a kid.  He’d sing, preach, preach/sing, and then, 3 hours later, we’d walk out of church, thanking our lucky stars that big…

From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2 I’m a mom of 2 very “active” little boys.  And let’s face it, active is a…

My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Psalm 139:15   (I invite you to play this quietly while reading.  There’s something about it that speaks what my words can’t.)  …

You know all my desires, O Lord, and my groaning has not been hidden from you.  Psalm 38:9   I’ve heard that the best writers are those that write directly from their own experience – often from their own pain. Today, I expect to…

2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart.   M. O. N. E. Y. Of everything that’s in the Bible, what to do with your finances is one of the most frustrating, misused and abused topics.  No one…

1 Corinthians 15:33  Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” As Christians we rightfully spend a lot of time talking about how to love others.  And “Others” is a non-discriminating word.  It’s a very important topic that requires much wisdom and practice.  Most of us…

Luke 8:25 “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”   Are you in a season of life that you would call a “Storm”?  Living in moments when you feel tossed and lost in a…