I kept telling my kids to hang in there because God is going to speak. Trouble is, He speaks in chapter 38. So we had to get through 35 chapters of dialogue! Continue Reading …
April
It was the day after my 34th birthday, and Mary Kassian's message rocked my thinking. I had no idea God would set me on a new path in my walk with Christ. Continue Reading …
My mom was an emotional wreck, my dad heavy into drugs. There were moments in my childhood when the fragile alliance called family was on the brink of breakup. Continue Reading …
Have you ever had a gripe with someone in a position of spiritual leadership? Learn from Miriam, who became jealous of her little brother Moses. Continue Reading …
Is God’s truth is timeless, or is it locked into the time of history within which it was written? Continue Reading …
Today we've reached the pinnacle in this blog series on worship where we ask why. Why should we worship? What's the big deal? Continue Reading …
Since I'm a God-believer and a Jesus-follower, I'm always looking for the ways God shows up in my everyday mundane. And He does show up. Continue Reading …
Wrapped up in busyness for God and family, I allowed my own ideas about life to take precedence over seeking God's face. Continue Reading …
May
I remember it well--the day the Holy Spirit showed me how out of whack my spiritual priorities were. Continue Reading …
I secretly patted myself on the back for avoiding motherhood in the name of ministry. Surely that was the kind of choice a "true woman" would make! Continue Reading …
For several weeks after we brought our son home from the hospital, I vacillated between joy over the new life in our home and intense sadness. Continue Reading …
As the firstborn child of Nancy Sossomon DeMoss, I have been blessed to bear the name and many of the characteristics of a remarkable woman. Continue Reading …
March 29 is a special anniversary for me, and I never want to go back to the way it was before. Continue Reading …
What if parenting isn't just about raising good kids, but about winning a war? What if you aren't just building a family, but you're building a kingdom? Continue Reading …
God knows Mother's Day is the hardest day in the year for some of you . . . Continue Reading …
One of the occasions I make a big deal about each year is May 14, 1963--the day when as a young girl I first consciously trusted the Lord Jesus to save me. Continue Reading …
A question that puts things into perspective is: Have you brushed your teeth today? Continue Reading …
The combination of a major life adjustment, sleep deprivation, and caring for the constant needs of others temporarily throws a new mom into the Twilight Zone. Continue Reading …
God exists. Sometimes it just hits me as strange. Not that God exists, but that God exists and my day is full of all these ordinary things. Continue Reading …
The reviving presence of Christ is our only remaining hope. Continue Reading …
What job title did God give her? Not pastor. Not missionary. Not revolutionary. Nope. God's assignment for His favored one was to be a mom. Continue Reading …