Sleep didn’t want to be caught last night, so I stayed up past midnight copying life-giving scriptures. So, it’s no surprise that this morning started a bit later and a […]
It’s a quiet day in the house two days before Christmas. I’m listening to Christmas music while doing some much needed cleaning and organizing. I hear songs that bring back […]
Yes, as usual, I was back in school. This time, it was a bit of a nightmare. What do you do with nightmares? They leave you shaken, wondering what influenced […]
Ephraim’s Daughter Who enjoys reading the book of Numbers? Deuteronomy? How about I and II Chronicles? List after list. Name after name. Rule after rule. It’s not where people start […]
The lilac-colored sticky note had floated around my office for who knows how long. I stuck it to the table, next to my Bible. I moved it to the desk. […]
Have you seen dance or flag ministry and felt the desire to join in? Maybe you’ve seen it at a church, special event, or online. You want to do it, […]
For the 2nd day in a row, I entered my bedroom and noticed that my bedside writing pad had been turned 90 degrees and was balanced between the nightstand and […]
I’d read these verses many times before. Why did they hit me so profoundly this time around? Sometimes I think that we allow scripture to become too familiar. Also, our […]
I was startled awake by the distant ringing of my phone. The clock read five forty-something, almost six o’clock. A bit later than I normally get up. But this morning, […]
Joy and pain, in sun and rainYou’re the same, oh, You never let go I had to laugh when I heard these lyrics this morning from David Crowder Band’s You […]
I faded from sleep into waking consciousness, full of excitement and wonder at the dream I was having. I knew I needed to remember it. I pondered it, trying to […]
As I sat in the dimly lit room filled with Christian women at a weekend retreat, the prophetic psalmist paused between songs. Then she called me out and said, “this […]
“What… am… I… doing… here?” In the middle of the rocking worship music and excited crowd, the dark thought seemed to instantly land on me trying to sink claws of […]