Discovering God’s Grace
One of the most enlightening and freeing times in my personal spiritual journey was when I began discovering the gift of God’s grace. I knew that God had…
When Wounds & Weakness Overwhelm Us
Oftentimes when we are experiencing painful affliction it can seem as though we are sinking deeper and deeper into the muck and mire…
My Dilemma and the Answers
I don’t know about you but this has been a constant struggle on my journey. What is that struggle? That struggle has been a constant repeat…
Ministry Born Out of Brokenness
During my season of brokenness, I can’t tell you the number of times that I begged for God to remove my weakness. I remember crying out in my prayers to…
When Life is Hard
The topic of conversation was laughter, but you never would have guessed it from our friend Don’s expression. A successful businessman…
A Time to Cry, A Time to Laugh
In her book, A Joy I’d Never Known, Jan Dravecky shares “...valuable lessons I could not have learned by staying on the high road where the sun shines.” I’m grateful Jan joins us for a second week…
Uncovering the Riches of Relationships, Part 2
One precious treasure I uncovered was learning not to expect perfection in relationships. No matter how much we long and strive for perfection…
Uncovering the Riches of Relationships
We don’t normally expect to find treasures in the darkness of adversity or riches in the valley of suffering but God gives us rich rewards…
The Treasure of Relationships
It is not good for anyone to do life alone, but there was a time in my life when I thought I didn’t really need relationships. Sure I appreciated my family…
Who We Truly Are
I learned that I am loved regardless of my imperfections! This unconditional love was so important for me to know because I have so many…
My Cry for Help
I have struggled off and on with depression all of my adult life. For years now I have pleaded with God to remove this “thorn in my flesh.” After years…
When You Can’t Go Back
Long term illness has more than one victim. Naturally, the priority of energy and time must be the person who is ill. But what about the rest of the family…
Turning Grumbling into Gratitude
Doublets was created by math professor, Charles L. Dodgson, (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland) in the late 1870s. The object of the game…
Seek and Find
As a toddler, our son wanted to play hide ‘n’ seek every night after dinner. Since he’s an only child, his dad and I were his after-dinner playmates. Most often my…
Delight and Desire of the Heart
I “discovered” and memorized Psalm 37:4 when fresh out of college, hoping God would provide for me a job or even a husband—the desires of my…
Wait!... I Forgot!
How often have you gone into a room and forgotten why you were there? How often have you had to turn around and go home to pick up something you’ve…
They Saw . . . but They Forgot
God’s Word doesn’t change, but on occasion He opens our eyes, minds, and hearts when He has readied us to see a particular truth, take it in, meditate…
Valuing the Word
First, be encouraged that “the word of God lasts forever” (Isa. 40:8; 1 Peter 1:25). Nietzsche and Satan do not win in the end, but we are in the midst of a raging…