Do you remember Popeye? It was a cartoon about a sailor who was in love with a girl named Olive Oyl. Of course, the story included a bad guy, Bluto. He was big, strong, and mean, always looking to steal the girl. Popeye, being smaller and weaker, was pretty helpless...

Until recently, when someone would come up to me and ask how I was doing, my typical response used to be, “I’m busy, but good.”  I somehow thought that it was necessary to convey an overabundance of activity in my life.  If my schedule had a gap, I equated the lag...

When life gets difficult, it’s hard to sometimes understand what God is doing. Attacks seem to come upon our lives like ocean waves onto a shore. One right after another. When this happens, God’s promises seem distant and far and our hearts begin to doubt whether or...

We don’t have much use for shields these days. Except when it comes to rain. Have you ever been caught in a downpour without an umbrella? You were at the mercy of the rain, weren’t you? It soaked through every piece of clothing you had on, and rainwater dripped off of...

Do you love God? Have you been called into a saving relationship with Him, by grace through faith? Then, Christian, you need to know something. Really know it. YOU need to KNOW that right now God is working all things together for your good. You heard that right. All...

I love that God put Jeremiah 32:27 in the Bible. I've needed that question asked to me numerous times throughout my life. I'm sure you have, too. Maybe on the day when the cancer diagnosis was no longer someone else's but yours. Maybe on the day when your husband...

When I first devoted my life to the Lord, I had no idea of the immense significance of the Bible. At that time, I only knew a handful of the Ten Commandments. I happened to attend a church that emphasized worship far above any Bible teaching. So, for the longest, I...

The last time I traveled to Europe, I suffered such culture shock, a deep yearning for home I never could have imagined, and a sense of feeling so small and lost that I promised myself I would never go back for work. (I left the door open for expensive vacations fit...

When she was four, funny, and anything but fragile, my youngest got her first hearing aid. It had been a long time coming, and let me tell you… we were all about as giddy as it gets. Funny how hearing makes you realize just how much you've been missing. I remember...

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 Have you...

"For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish." - Psalm 1:6 For me, this first Psalm is such a simple but profound summary of much of the Gospel. It points us towards pursuing Christ and walking in righteousness. I am a...