“So is my love among the daughters…So is my beloved among the sons…” (Song of Solomon 2:2-3) “How do you know,” a Bedouin was asked, “that there is a God?” “In the same way,” he replied, “that I know in looking at the sand when …
Mentoring Series
His Grace Can Heal
“I am my beloved’s And his desire is toward me.” Song of Solomon 7:10 Keeping the main thing the main thing means accepting ourselves as we are—but we are often more concerned with creating a self-improvement program for others than accepting our own weakness. Our …
Do You Believe the Bible?
These days, even in Christian circles, it’s a loaded question. Everyone initially says yes, but their fine print on the issue may be different. Let me ask it this way… Do you believe in the infallible Word of God? What exactly does infallible mean? It …
Words from the Wise: Jeannette Clift George
[NOTE: Often when we hear “mentoring,” we only think of the one-on-one kind. However, it struck me recently that I had been mentored by many women who never knew my name. I heard them speak or read their books and through their words, they mentored …
What is Hindering Your Gifting?
“Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other” (Matthew 12:13) So YOU are part of His family—you’re in the house—you’re a worshipper—a recognized part of the Body. You are willing and available to serve but …
Awaken to Hear
“…Now Peter was still inwardly perplexed and doubted…” [Acts 10:1-22 AMP] What do you do when you have prayed and suddenly a voice says something that is incongruent to your usual way of thinking? And you say to yourself, “is this God or my …
Drop Everything and Just Go?
Abraham woke up one day and heard the Lord speak to him and say, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). Those were his instructions; a simple go, no questions asked, no details, no …
Learning How to Sit
“Be still, and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 NIV Sitting still is hard for my young children–and it’s hard for me too. The world says go, go, go while the Lord says sit at my feet. Choosing to be still–and know He is …
Blanching Peaches and Me
My parents went to British Columbia this summer for a vacation. They came back with three cases of beautiful Okanagan Peaches. Drippy, sweet, stickiness dribbled down the chins of my kids as they bit into the luscious fruit. Slurping sounds and low groans indicated that …
A Healthy Soul
“Whoever believes in me, …streams of living water will flow from within him…” [John 7:38] Work that comes out of the overflow of God’s life within man, is the boundless, abundant life that Jesus spoke of “I have come that they may have life, and have …