Out of love, Jesus invites us, welcomes us, and receives us just as we are. Out of love, He also begins the work of transforming our...

Memories are funny things—they pop up unexpectedly and at the most random of times. They transport you from the task at hand to an...

Many years ago, my Grandma gave me a set of little white coffee mugs, with pastel hearts painted all around.  On the front is a painting...

Jesus and His twelve disciples were traveling in a wooden fishing boat across the Sea of Galilee when a sudden tempest arose and caught...

Dear Heavenly Father, we come to You and ask for Your healing touch. We acknowledge You as our Sovereign Creator and ask You to show Your...

This current quarantine situation gives me plenty of time for walks around my neighborhood. Today was no exception. I wandered my streets...

During this time of universal confinement, I find freedom in the Presence of the Lord. As I walk around the neighborhood, breathing in...

The most difficult response for us to choose when life gets hard and seems uncertain, is to just be still and trust in the Lord. Tightly...

Hearts are fragile things—they can soar on wings or be brought down low; they can explode with joy or be pierced with pain; they can be...

The world around us shakes, rattles, and rolls with uncertainty. At some point in our lives we will all encounter seemingly random...

Worship isn’t something that just happens within the walls of church. Worship occurs any place and any time we pause to acknowledge and...

Even among the tangled brambles of life there are bright spots to be found. Though life can be hard and sometimes quite prickly, there...

Anxieties and fears cloud our vision of reality and crowd out our blessings from God. They blow circumstances up to seem bigger than they...

Who says only kids get to have fun? The joy of the Lord makes it absolutely impossible for me to refrain from exhibiting the same...

It is such a huge relief to know that I don’t have to earn my way into Heaven, I don’t have to work for my salvation. I don’t have to be...

Occasionally other folks come along and snatch our blessings right out from under us. They grab our joy, peace, and hope and carry them...

Recently a friend sent me a message saying I had been on her mind and she’d been praying for me. For reasons yet unknown to me, God...

Psalm 33:6-9, “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the...

My prayer for this new year is not a one and done; it is a prayer I will continue to pray as I greet each and every brand-new day. I pray...

Life is filled with ups and downs; we daily encounter the predictable and the completely unexpected; things both joyous and painful that...