In John 17, our groom, Jesus, prayed for His bride, the people of God, the church. He prayed this prayer right before He was arrested…
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God graciously gives us pictures in His Word that help us understand this interdependent living grounded in the truth that He calls…
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Yesterday we talked about being built as living stones into a holy temple, a dwelling where God lives by His Spirit. In chapter…
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In both of these passages, we read that we as “living stones” are being built – it’s a present, continuous process. In a culture of instant gratification…
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You who were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. That is good news! No longer are we foreigners without…
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On October 3rd, 2017, waves came for our family when our son, Clary, a freshman at Clemson University, was in a serious car…
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I wish I could attend the Bible studies taught by this week’s Guest Writer, Paula Miles. I first heard Paula speak at a women’s conference. Her passion for…
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Tonight {if all goes well, and really, who am I kidding…} I will rock my three year old and put her into the crib for the last time, as tomorrow we will…
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In Matthew 8, an exhausted Jesus climbs into a boat with his disciples and immediately falls asleep. The disciples are expecting…
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Satan didn’t have to feed me much more than this to get his desired result—a disconnected, bored, out-of-place mama, who wondered if she made a terrible…
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A few years ago, a light bulb went on in my marriage. While on a weekend getaway with some couple friends, we were asked: “What have your biggest marital arguments…
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We have a Savior who is as much coming as he is come. The beautiful yet sometimes excruciating tension of the “now and not yet” can…
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I might not labor or spin, but I sure do know how to worry. I can fret with the best of them—I can spin possible negative outcomes that would make TV writers beg me to lend them a twist…
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Welcome to the fall What She Said series. Each writer brings a different style and personality but the same passion for offering help and…
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At the end of Psalm 63, we once again find David rejoicing and praising God in his wilderness of suffering. He speaks of a God who is just and victorious, always faithful to His people…
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If you are in the wilderness now, what do you do in the watches of the night? If you are like me that is often when my fears and anxieties overwhelm me when my questions and doubts…
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Yesterday we were reminded that the dryness and weariness of our wilderness creates a thirst in us that draws to the Living Water, Jesus, who is the only One who can…
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“David did not leave off singing because he was in the wilderness, neither did he in slovenly idleness go on repeating Psalms for other occasions, but he carefully made his worship suitable to his circumstances,…
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“Your steadfast love is better than life.” To be steadfast means to be resolutely firm and unchanging, firmly fixed in place; immovable. The steadfast love of God is unchanging and is shown toward those of us who…
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What about you? Most of us can relate in some way as we have experienced wildernesses of our own, places of barrenness, and lifelessness. Suddenly our circumstances are full of sorrow, confusion and loneliness…
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