I was thinking back over a conversation I had recently with a friend who said “God has taken his hand off of us…off of this country.” As bad as things have been in the past and as bad as things seem to be now, that is...
If the past months and weeks have rattled your cage and shaken your faith; If doubts have racked your brain and fears have mastered your thoughts; If hate and hurt have dealt your heart a crushing blow; If you’re wringing your hands with worry, shallow breathing because the...
We buried my Mother today. I found this note yesterday, tucked inside her Bible, written on back of note from a gal called Ginger Jones, the Billy Graham Crusade counselor who led her to Christ in April of 1983. Such a sweet kiss from the Lord....
Don’t ever forget that God is your personal, intimate God. Yes, God so loved the world… AND God so loved YOU. Each and every one of you specifically, he is your PERSONAL God. You were made by God, and you were made FOR God. That's...
A million stars were exploding early this morning as our sweet mama went Home with Jesus— the Love of her life. She suffered little on the home stretch, and her heart literally beat wildly with excitement as she took her last breath here on this...
I have lots of favorite Bible verses, but one stands out first in my mind and heart from the story of Jesus and a sinful woman in chapter 7 of Luke’s Gospel. I’m choked up even writing these words, “Jesus said, ‘Therefore I tell you,...
Season 4, Episode 3: Loving the Haters and Hurters Summary: People ask me, “How do you practically live out 1 Peter 3:9 that says, ‘Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you...
It’s October. The first full month of autumn. The month that brings us cooler weather, beautiful changes of color in the trees, pumpkins everywhere, and lots and lots of PINK reminding us that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. No one is more aware of breast...
Jesus *insisted* that his disciples get in the boat and cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee while he stayed behind. He knew exactly what they were headed into. No sooner did they leave the shore than the wind kicked up strong...
Not politics, not religion, not financial freedom, not medical breakthroughs, not scientific discoveries, not self-help strategies, not anti-aging treatments, not critical theories, not peace treaties, not reparations, not rewriting history, not pointing the finger, not retaliation, not human ability, nor power, nor might…. but JESUS....