Feeling Hemmed In? Stuck? Here’s something the Lord showed me when I was feeling like that…and it really helped!

I still believe it was something God was leading me to do. There were far too many God-prints along the way to deny it. And it happened. Well, sort of. It became an unfamiliar reality. Something very different than I thought it was.  Perhaps I had missed a step along the…

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This Country’s Answer and My Rant for Revival

If you’ve ever seen something so disturbing that it sends you on a rant, you’ll understand this video. Sometimes, things just hurt your heart to the extent that you can’t be silent and the foolishness of what is going on in this country has brought me to this rant. If…

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Jesus changes everything… I know because He changed me! (Video of my testimony)

It’s been 30 years and I’m still just was WOWed by Jesus as I was in 1987 when He saved me! No-one was more surprised than I was that Jesus would take this girl with a bad past and bleak future and give me a new heart and a new…

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Merry Christmas Sweet Friends! Here’s a little devotion to help you turn your attention to Jesus today!

Hi, sweet friends! I had such an awesome time in the Word today! How ’bout you? Our Jesus is real! He loves us with an everlasting love and longs for our fellowship. Hope you had some time to scoot your sweet little self up under His arms and just bask…

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9 Ways to Give Your Year-End Gifts

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…

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Have yourself a very Merry Christmas and an amazingly intentional New Year

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…

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EQUIPPED: Tough Questions – What’s the Bible Say About Work, Responsibility, Entitlement, & Welfare? (Chapter 8)

This is so very personal for me. I was a single mom who could barely keep food on the table and a roof over my head. I’ve waited in the long lines for food stamps, filled out the complicated pages for assistance, and applied for government housing. The $13 in…

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EQUIPPED: Tough Questions – Is It Okay to Drink, Smoke Pot, or Do Drugs? (Chapter 7)

Our Christian culture beckons emboldened behavior that questions traditions and embraces trends. Our positions and perspectives are often filtered through the lens of hipster hype and modern moral mores. Challenging the status quo is a brave and often noble way to filter foolish folklore from rich and deep biblical traditions.…

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EQUIPPED: Tough Questions – What Does the Bible Say About Women & Feminism? (Chapter 6)

Women. You’d think that since I am a woman, I’d be ready to dive in head first. But let’s face it, it’s definitely a deep subject for a shallow mind. I’m just oh-so glad that I don’t have to rely on my opinion about how to approach the vastness of…

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What About Immigration, Patriotism, and Racism? (Chapter 5)

Emotions run high and personal experiences run deep for the tough topic we are tackling in this chapter. Immigration. Patriotism. Racism. There are so many variables and so many lives affected by these cultural crises that beckon for our attention. But does the Bible speak to these questions? And if so, what…

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