The world is loud. The voices in my head are almost deafening. They drown out reason, and focus and purpose. And silence is the remedy. The healing balm that allows God to […]
Undeafening Silence
I Forgot to Remember
You think that the moment will be seared into your brain forever. And then you start to forget. For me, death became a reality for the first time when my uncle passed […]
God Hears
“I called to the Lord in my distress, and He answered me.” There are many who would echo these words. Myself included. He is there. He hears. So why do we wait so […]
Passionately Wrong
Passion can be a good thing. Don’t hear me wrong on this. God-given passion can change the world. But the truth is, we are imperfect. Fallible. Blind even. Too often we are […]
Sunday’s Song
Some days the song in my heart is a simple, “I need thee, Oh I need thee. Every hour I need thee”. Other days it’s a jubilant, “You’re a Good, Good Father, […]
Serving, Self-Serving or Servitude?
“On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man […]
Finding That Golden Easter Egg
I suppose the game of hide-and-seek has been around since the beginning of time. When we’re not hunting Easter eggs, my grandchildren delight in hiding other objects around the house for us […]
What If Tomorrow Were Different?
What if. What if today you decided tomorrow would be different. No giving in to the complaining. The fear. The insecurity. The unforgiveness. The jealousy. The pain of failure, or rejection, or […]
Staring Fear in the Face
Worry. It seeps into our minds and twists our very thought process into a jumbled knot that lands right in our stomach. I can pretend like the rest of you–put on a […]
You Were Created For More
According to Wikipedia, the average life expectancy for those of us living in America is 79 years. Even if you lived as long as Sarah Knauss, who lived to be 119 (she died […]
More Pray
“Out of the mouths of babes.” If you are a pray-er, it is more likely than not that you have had those times when you have prayed and prayed until you didn’t […]
Called to Love
I was not called to this. I didn’t hear a voice, nor did I have a keen intuitive sense that this was going to happen. I did not and still am not […]
Double Nickels
Yep. 55. That’s a slow go if you’re on the highway, and even though I’m racking up the miles, I’m not planning to exit any time soon. But only the Lord knows […]
RAIN/Scripture Challenge: Hosea
“It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring!” “Rain, rain, go away–come again another day” “Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head” “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down” The […]
The Gift of Forgiveness
Hear me out. Seriously. I know you don’t want to hear it, but it’s for your own good. For my own good. We must forgive. NOTHING— n.o.t.h.i.n.g. can replace the this simple act […]
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