I am almost finished reading through the Old Testament, and I am still processing the prophetic book of Nahum. Seriously, do you ever remember reading from Nahum? Have you ever memorized a verse […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Valley of Decision/Scripture Challenge: Joel
We all face them. Decisions. Some more important, more pressing than others. Some that may seem minor at the time, but can have long-term effects. I don’t know about you, but the day-to-day […]
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 […]
What Are You Looking For?
What is it that you’re looking for? Is it purpose? Success? Position? Or maybe it’s a person. The perfect date. The perfect spouse. The perfect children. We spend much of our life […]
Scripture Challenge: Isaiah– “Who Prayed for Rain?”
“It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring…” The storms are here, and if I had a garden (which I don’t have for this and other reasons), it would be flooded. […]
Just An Old-Fashioned Love Song–Scripture Challenge: Song of Solomon
I’m a mushy romantic, but when it comes to the Song of Solomon, this old-fashioned girl still blushes at the boldness of this poet’s language! I grew up modest (for which I am […]
The Proverbial Problem–Scripture Challenge: Proverbs
I love the book of Proverbs. I really do, BUT… I have a little question I’ve been asking myself. Why in the world does the writer choose to the female imperative when […]
Change Your Stinking Thinking and Embrace the Cold–Scripture Challenge: Psalms
OR NOT…! I am definitely a warm weather person, and would rather head to the beach than the slopes any day. I DO love the four seasons here in Illinois, but am […]
Feeling Like Job/Scripture Challenge: Job
No one names their baby Job. Parents would never want to give their child a start in life that says, “I know this name brings to mind someone not so pleasant, but…I’m […]
What Do I Know of Holy?
Sounds like a tall task to me. If you had seen the tree-climbing, roof-jumping, I-can-do-anything-a-boy-can-do, tomboy that used any excuse to get out of doing the dishes, you would never have believed […]
Scripture Challenge: ESTHER — “What’s Happening in St. Louis?”
It’s always a sad day when you see violence and civil unrest, and when it hits close to home I am reminded that there are those that don’t live in a free […]
The Battle of 2014
“In the ancient world, a city without walls was helpless before it’s enemies… to have it’s walls complete was evidence of divine favor and meant that the inhabitants could carry on life […]
The Picture of a Know-it-All
It never fails. When I prepare a lesson to teach my sixth graders on Sunday mornings, I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING. It’s funny to me that these eleven and twelve-year olds, many that […]