Feeling Loved by the Followers of Christ It was just ten days ago when my husband was wheeled out an operating room. His digestive system had been dissected and reconstructed to remove the growing cancerous mass. Once a strong man, now Brad easily tires. Until yesterday, standing, walking, and taking care of his own basic … Read more
When We Get Ahead of God David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim … Read more
My Life is Coming Apart with this Change Right now I am sitting beside the hospital bed of my beloved husband, Brad. He was re-admitted a few days ago when the growing tumor in his duodenum made drinking thin liquids impossible. Today a feeding tube was inserted which has created a whole new set of … Read more
When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our … Read more
Leaning Hard into Who God is Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the gateway, as though to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died. Then David said to Joab and all the people with … Read more
God is Approachable and Longs for Us to Turn to Him At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and … Read more
Discovering a New Side of God, My Father For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, … Read more
Making Sense of “Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People” Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 The first draft of my latest devotional, Pain as a Starting Point, is currently being read by several different pastors … Read more
The Need to Trust God for Strength to Face All Things As I cleaned my wedding ring this week, I thought about my thirty years of marriage. I once heard someone say that each marriage will experience a level of satisfaction that ranges on a scale from one to ten, with ten representing feelings of … Read more
A Personal Search for More of the Holy Spirit If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:13 Have you asked God to give you the indwelling presence of … Read more
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