We all have dreams. A dream home, dream job, dream car, or dream vacation . . . If you could experience anything in the world, what would it be? Continue Reading …
March
How are we to present the gospel of Christ to a world that views Him as something different or less than we believe Him to be? Continue Reading …
Do you push yourself harder and harder until you become so spiritually, emotionally, and physically exhausted that you feel like you have nothing left to give? Continue Reading …
Our society has bought into the philosophy that there is (or ought to be) a remedy (preferably quick and easy) for every unfulfilled longing. Continue Reading …
April
Whenever I speak on the subject of forgiveness, invariably someone will tell me, “I’ve never been able to forgive myself for what I’ve done.” Continue Reading …
I think it is possible for the gospel to become like the I-15 was to me: white noise. Continue Reading …
I’ve got an earworm, and I’ve got it bad. A couple of phrases from a song are ricocheting around my head like a dollar-store bouncy ball. Continue Reading …
Are you feeling over-stimulated, distracted, bombarded on all sides by information and entertainment? Listen in as I talk with Tim Challies about technology... Continue Reading …
Even though I haven’t caved to the Facebook draw, this past month Twitter caught me! Continue Reading …
Our team and I have been following the reports over the past week of how God was moving in an unusual way at the church Bill Elliff pastors in Little Rock. . . Continue Reading …
If seeing Jesus and the Gospel in the Old Testament sounds like just what you need, meet back here on the blog tomorrow and Thursday and enjoy Him together. Continue Reading …
I want to be his #1 encourager and affirmer. But I’ve noticed something. It’s easy to find encouraging words for friends, kids, grandkids...but not my hubby. Continue Reading …
The Lord graciously awakened our church two weeks ago . . . and we will never be the same. Continue Reading …
My three-year-old son came home from church brokenhearted. “I want . . .” sob, sob, “Jesus to give me,” sob, sob, “my heart back” he wailed. Continue Reading …
It was a boy. They'd long wanted a boy and thought their child-birthing years were past. But that wasn't her only news . . . Continue Reading …
What difference do the Cross and empty tomb make for those who are facing pain or tears or failure? Here are some of the implications of that momentous event. Continue Reading …
The movies, the husbands, the jewels, the magazine cover shoots . . . no one can quite hone in on the source of her fame and the reason why her legacy will last. Continue Reading …
In light of the promise of His Second Coming, how foolish it would be to put our stakes down deep here on earth. Continue Reading …
May
God is enlarging my heart to love these girls as I would love my own. The more my mama-bear instincts are aroused, the more I want to rush to their aid! Continue Reading …
As a girl, I watched my mom go on every diet imaginable. I thought, “If there’s something wrong with my beautiful mom, there must be something wrong with me.” Continue Reading …
It was on the weekend of my 21st birthday that I got the call he had had a heart attack and was instantly with the Lord. Continue Reading …