I’ll be honest with you—I failed in prioritizing time with Jesus the first few days of this month. And I struggled intensely with guilt as a result. Continue Reading …
January
Being “women of the Word” begins with a heart that receives God's Word with eagerness. Do you desire to hear what God wants to tell you? Continue Reading …
It would be easier to read the book about frogs, but you’d only end up with secondhand knowledge. You’d never have a personal encounter with a frog. Continue Reading …
Think of your mind as a dry sponge, and devise a plan for absorbing as much of the Word as it will hold! Continue Reading …
Have you noticed how some people cringe when they hear the word “doctrine?” Continue Reading …
My husband, a pastor, eventually reached a crisis of faith brought on by his inability to reconcile the question of God’s power to transform. Continue Reading …
Use these tools only after you have searched the Scripture carefully for yourself. Continue Reading …
February
Do you find it curious—as I do—that we have to be instructed to love God? Continue Reading …
Everyone has a creed. Even those who say they don’t believe in creeds have a creed. What exactly is a creed? Continue Reading …
"I'd been involved in some capacity of 'formal' ministry since 1980. And then, it all stopped. At first I was excited to see what was 'next.' . . . Then, nothing . . ." Continue Reading …
"Do I have desires? Yes. Do I have God-given abilities? Yes. Has God provided opportunity to use them right now? No. So, I wait on the Lord." Continue Reading …
Who or what is competing with God for first place in your life? Continue Reading …
Jesus’ answer just raised more questions for me. Why did He include the second commandment when the man just asked for the greatest commandment? Continue Reading …
I, too, have experienced the heartache that can come from choosing to love. Continue Reading …
On this most bitter of nights, we watch Christ struggle . . . Three times He lifts the same request, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me." His agony is evident . . . Continue Reading …
March
Are you ready to give up on prayer? Does it seem like God doesn’t hear, anyway? Continue Reading …
The equation is simple really: Unconfessed sin equals no audience with God; Confessed sin means God is “all ears”! Continue Reading …
My son exclaimed, “Mom, thank you SO much for folding my laundry!” My first thought was to check his forehead to see if he was running a temperature . . . Continue Reading …
"He answers in ways that literally take my breath away." Continue Reading …
I have a loose-leaf binder where I log dates of prayer requests and answers received . . . Continue Reading …
Do you ever get “stuck in a rut” in your prayer life? Praying Scripture will help! Continue Reading …