Walking with God

Like water to a fish. Like shoes to a girl. Like a fishing rod for my boys. Like breath… Gotta have it. Need it. Wouldn’t want to live without it. What is it?   “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrew 11:1 “You...

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up. James 4:10 I thought that today’s verse fit well with a powerful phrase that my pastor mentioned in his sermon recently. He said, “Your kingdom must go before God’s kingdom can come.” My thoughts are going in...

This past Sunday in our contemporary worship service we were having some technical difficulties. The praise band was in full “concert mode”, the colored lights were right on cue with each song, the sanctuary was full of folks standing to their feet to sing, and…we...

Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. We make them every day. Some may be miniscule compared to more elaborate or difficult choices to be made, but regardless…we all have decisions to make on a daily, often every second of the day. The choices we make don’t only affect us,...

  Yesterday I wrote about “How to be Happy”. By the day’s end two precious people felt much sadness in their lives. One dear loved one felt like they had lost their best friend as a relationship ended, and the other did lose their best friend, as her husband was...

“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.” James 1:2-3 I frequently have people make a comment or question me about...

  Last night about forty friends gathered at my friends’ home for an intimate concert in the backyard that carried over into their living room. The entertainer was Caroline Cotter. Her voice was like an angel. Her award winning songwriting ability is thoughtful,...

Part 8 of The Purity Series. Dear younger me, Before I share anything with you about what you go through in life, please allow me to share with you something that I wish I would have known, paid attention to, and or lived by. It’s a lot, but worth the read and wisdom...

Truth. According to the dictionary, the word truth means: sincerity in action, character, and utterance; the state of being the case; the body of real things, events, and facts; a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true; the body of true...

This morning I drove my husband “manly” truck to school. While driving this hefty, diesel, roaring vehicle this thought came to my mind, “Our family’s vehicles are like the human race.” And here’s what I meant by that, and what God pressed on my heart. If you were to...