Okay, so I just had a little praise service right in the van on the way home and I couldn’t wait to share with you what I felt like the Lord was telling me to tell you. Do you ever just get your radio pumped …
Mentoring
Faith that Can’t Be Shaken, Part 2
[Editor’s Note: If you missed yesterday’s post, read the first part of Amy Watter’s testimony at Faith that Can’t Be Shaken, Part 1.] God saved my Daddy. He spent the next three years recovering, undergoing radiation, chemotherapy, proton therapy, and in general living his life. …
Faith that Can’t be Shaken, Part 1
Who are your heroes? I want you to think for a moment about someone in your life whom you admire for their spiritual strength. Think of someone you know who has been through hardship or tragedy and yet you’ve been impressed by their steadfast faith …
In His Presence #6: Isaiah 43
A friend shared how Isaiah 43 spoke to her during her quiet time recently. Later, I decided to read this chapter and it was just what I needed! I pulled out some highlights from the chapter that blessed me. “Do not fear, for I have …
Winds of Change
Have you noticed the winds of change? Politics, economics, sexual orientation, parenting, religion…everywhere you turn there’s something new and, often disturbing, to learn about. Things are a-changing. When I was a young teen, parents raised their kids; they didn’t expect schools to raise their kids. …
Strength in Weakness
We hear that God is Jehovah Raphe, the Healer. But what about when we, or someone we love, is not healed? When it seems that the number of our days is unfairly less and we are robbed of significant moments that our contemporaries take for …
No More Shame
Our dog has this habit of walking with her head down. Sometimes she even approaches you, cowers, and tucks her tail between her legs. Do you do the same—with others and with God? Do your struggles—past and present—make you feel humiliated, worn down, guilty, and …
In His Presence #4: Break the Bonds
I want to take a moment to encourage you. If you are finding it easy to fit time with the Lord into your day, then I am so glad to hear it! If you, like many of us, struggle just to keep your head above …
Physical and Emotional Healing
For me, single motherhood brought joys, trials, and new life. Happy about leaving a marriage of disparage and abuse, I had dreams of sovereign self-sufficiency. I fantasized about being the modern “Mary Tyler Moore” working woman mixed with “Shirley Partridge,” the best single mother on …
Come Soon, Lord Jesus
“In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing” (2 Timothy 4:8 NASB). “Yes, …