As you lean-in to life and go out of your way to help others and encourage them along their journey, I compassionately urge you not to lose heart ..... I speak these words to you from the 2nd chapter of Ruth, verse 12: May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you [...]
Any athletes in the house? Ahhh, good on ya!...I bow in your general! :) Joggers? Runners? How about spiritual joggers? Spiritual runners? Have you ever been doing something and somebody, or something, threw you off-track or off-base? If so - or maybe it's happening right now in this stage of your life ... dive in to these [...]
It seems that more and more people will say "what you want to hear," whether it's true or not, whether they're being honest or not. Mind-games are often being played! Sometimes it feels like life is trying to squeeze us like orange juice. Listen to this Truth in Romans 12: Don't let the world around [...]
In our world today, there is a lot of name-calling, finger-pointing, and blaming...the tolerance of sin has become a fad of this age. Soak in this Truth that Isaiah wrote so long ago that is still so true today: If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, [...]
When things get tough in life, and it's hard for you to see anything clearly and make any sense of it, think on these words...take a "Calgon Moment" in this definite assurance: The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and [...]
I'm often reading articles or books or something about brain injury... Yesterday, I read the article in the Parade magazine by Lee Woodruff, Bob Woodruff's wife. In it, she wrote about a conversation she had with Susan H Connors, president and CEO of Brain Injury Association of America. This comment she made has stuck with [...]
Sometimes in life, things overcome us and throw us off track. I'm reminded of something Corrie ten Boom wrote about in her book, Prayers and Promises for Every Day - God has given us a promise in His Word that his angels will guard and resuce us. In the NIV, Pslam 34:7 reads, The Angel [...]
If you've been talking with God about things heavy on your heart, and the waiting is beginning to be very tough on you...here's something to ponder with God: In her study book, Discerning the Voice of God, Priscilla Shirer wrote, ...pray that He (God) will help you see the things you might be missing that He [...]
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength (Matthew 22:37) You know this verse...you've heard it time and time again. But for this moment, this breath of time, soak in this ... take a Calgon Moment in it - Love God with everything you've got; give it [...]
Do you have your shield, today? Hmmm...listen to this: A soldier who handles a shield does not put it behind him but in front of him. Then he is covered. That is the right position. When the Lord is our shield, He must go before us and we must remain behind Him. Many are willing [...]
