One of the first lessons we learned on the mission field was you have to earn a listening ear. It’s hard for hearts to hear the Gospel when their growling bellies are the loudest things they hear. It difficult to share the love of Christ with our words unless we…
I love to breathe in every destiny-changing and memory-making moment of Christmas. The sacred event that literally changed everything has a way of changing me every year. Carefully adorning the tree with trinkets to remind us of what the season is all about, I inhale what it all means and am…
Few topics sizzle sentiments like this one does. It’s high on the cultural and social agendas of our day and taking ground at warp speed. Some twenty-plus years ago, we were told it was coming. A new normal our nation would be forced to embrace. Modern-day morals that mock morality…
I sat by her bedside holding tight to her weak and wrinkled hand. Each breath a labored gift of just a few more minutes of life. Tears slid softly and slowly from her tight clinched eyes as she fought hard to speak but the words wouldn’t come. And so I…
If you can’t view the video in your reader, please click here. Today’s the day we begin our journey in the Word together. We’ve all been inundated with whispers, shouts, loud and strong, deep childhood beliefs holding strong to our hearts. Some true, some not. All rustling through our minds…
As the seasons of my life have shifted gears, I’m busy putting together my late fall 2017 and 2018 speaking calendar. I would count it a privilege to come to your church or organization to speak at a Fall get together, Christmas event, ladies’ retreat, or conference. My fee is flexible and…
I posted this on Facebook after the shooting of Republican Congressman Steve Scalise and the others who were also shot (I’m sorry, but I don’t have their names yet) – but I felt that I really needed to send this beyond Facebook. It’s time that we speak up about what…
Childhood dreams of a knight in shining armor sweeping you off your feet. Nightly dinners by candlelight, and cuddly kisses by the fireplace. Walks on the beach filled with hands held tight and endless conversation. A home. A life. A family. Faith. Friends. All the makings of the kinds of…
Have you ever doubted God? God’s Word? God’s ways? If your answer is yes, you’re in good company. Many of the most effective fathers and mothers of the faith have been those who dealt with doubt in their hearts and unsettling in their minds. Today, I want to introduce you…
Okay friends… this post is going to come with a warning that some of you (maybe many of you) are not going to like what you are about to read. But feel free to leave an opposing comment. I just ask that you seriously think through your response and that you…