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Someone Is Always Watching
My brother and I have fond childhood memories of overnight visits with our grandparents. We loved to explore their small attic filled with treasures they’d brought from overseas. My brother … more
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Worthy of Worship
Worship is defined as reverence and adoration, giving our deepest affection and highest praise to someone or something. True worship of God is to prize Him above everyone and everything else. We are … more
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Hope for the day
Scams and identity theft have reached epidemic levels, and we are constantly receiving warnings from banks, Social Security, credit cards, etc. to be careful about opening emails, giving out any … more
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For a Greater Purpose
They had been living as slaves for many years in Egypt. Jochebed and her husband Amram already had a daughter and son, and were now expecting their third child. But there was no excitement, for … more
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Who Would You Choose?
  It was the Day of Preparation of Passover week, and the Roman governor, Pilate, stood above the Jews asking the question that would seal the fate of two men. He asked the gathered crowd, … more
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What’s Next or What’s New?
Our culture thrives on self-help. No matter what we desire to improve, there’s a book we can read, a podcast we can listen to, a video we can watch, and no end to experts on any subject … more
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Clear Vision
Since I needed a stronger prescription for my glasses, I took my script to a mall vision center that was running a tremendous sale. The woman picked out some frames she thought would look nice on me, … more
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You Are Not a Failure
Failing does not make you a failure. We all fail, make mistakes, fall short and miss the mark. We’ve all made poor choices and given into temptation. No matter how many times we’ve … more
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God Did It Again!
God has always been very faithful to provide for our needs. From the time He put our broken family back together to this very day, He has never let us down. One of the first things we learned when we … more
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Our Humble Savior
Everything we read about the life of Jesus Christ speaks of His humility – from His birth in a stable to His burial in a borrowed tomb. Jesus is God Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. He is … more
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My very best friend
While cleaning out a closet recently, I came across a large shoe box full of letters from many friends who I’ve corresponded with through the years. Since I’m trying to get rid of things … more
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Time to stop fighting
Have you ever fought against God or His word? Many throughout history have, such as the prophet Jonah. God told him to go to the wicked city of Ninevah to proclaim if they didn’t repent, He … more
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The Blessings of Obedience
Obedience has gotten a bad rap. From the time we are babies, we are told we must obey those who are over us. It conjures up a negative reaction, as most of the time it requires that we fight against … more
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Layers of healing
Have you ever experienced breakthrough and healing in an area that has plagued you forever, only to find weeks, months or years down the road, you feel like you’re right back where you started? … more
Sparkles of hope
I love to see the sun shining on water or ice and the sparkles it makes. They are so beautiful! A couple months ago I heard a message about sparkles on the water. When the clouds cover the sun, we … more
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The Box Is the Gift
As I was recently gazing at my display of little sleds that I put up for Christmas each year, I was reminded of something that happened many years ago. In one of the sleds is a tiny paper box I made … more
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A season of preparation
The season of Advent began on December 1 and will continue through Christmas. This is meant to be a time of anticipation and expectant waiting, a time of prayer and self-reflection, to prepare us for … more
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Out of our control
We like to believe that we are in control of our lives. If we make the right choices, things should go the way we planned. However, no matter how well we live our lives, there really aren’t too … more
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To Be Seen and Heard
We have all heard the saying, “Children are to be seen and not heard.” Many of us have been raised with this mindset, going back many generations. Children have not been given the value … more
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The King’s friend
We all need a friend. We all need someone we can trust to be there for us when the rest of the world walks out. We need someone to encourage us and lift us up when all looks hopeless. We need someone … more
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Sticks and stones
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This little saying is simply not true. I imagine the person who first said it was greatly hurt by the words of … more
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Rerouting, rerouting
Anyone who has ever used GPS understands what rerouting means. It means you’ve missed the turn they told you to take and now you’re being rerouted to get back on the right track. If … more
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Stages of brokenness
I recently heard a teaching by Lysa TerKeurst taken from her book Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. It was a lesson taken from Matthew 5:3-9, known as the Beatitudes, that I want to share today. Lysa … more
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Discouragement
When we look at the world around us and at the circumstances in our own lives and families, it can all look very discouraging. Discouragement seems to be at epidemic levels because of everything we … more
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Dig deeper, part 2
In the last column I shared about digging deeper before judging others by what we see or hear about them, since things are not always as they seem. When we know the truth about others, it can greatly … more
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