How we respond to God isn’t always what it seems. Saying “Yes Lord,” when He calls you to an action, a mission or a vocation is just the...

This deep desire drives so many of our choices. Often these choices don’t lead where we think they will. We choose relationships that end...

I’ve gone through this. I thought I would be married to my first husband til death parted us. But that marriage wasn’t good, healthy or...

If you feel heaviness, Jesus has a solution. Take the burden to Him. Why do we try to carry burdens on our own when He told us not to? I...

Jesus taught us to serve others, even those who would betray us. He washed Judas feet just as He did the other 11. “For even the Son of...

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” ‭‭1 Peter‬...

The opposite of love is selfishness. We each have a human need for love and for relationships with others. We long to be seen and heard...

Love isn’t just a warm and fuzzy feeling you get when you’re with a loved one or think about them. I think that is a part of love,...

As Jesus followers, we are grafted into God’s family. It was God who set apart Israel as His chosen people and it was also God who...

I’ve been thinking about this quote all week, and today was the day that I felt it. I have the flu, and I don’t feel good. But today,...

How many of you have told the Lord that you surrender to His will and purposes for your life? Did that continue when the road became...

I know that when we’re in the pain of a really hard situation or season, this isn’t very comforting. I know - I’m a witness. But, when...

I’ve been learning this lesson more than ever in prison ministry this year. Sitting around the molded tables with women dressed all in...

Being compassionate and loving is not the same as letting people endlessly “vent” and complain to you. Giving someone a shoulder to cry...

Fear is not the way to wisdom. Fear is meant to be overcome - why else would the Bible tell us over and over again to NOT be afraid? God...

When you walk into a room, how do you carry yourself? How do you define yourself? Do you label yourself by thinking things like: “I could...

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬ ‭ The Lord isn’t just with...

We live in an angry world. Somehow we all think we have a right to vent our anger and that others should be cool with it. Is that being...

The Lord our Peace is one of God’s names. Gideon called Him that, and so do we. Many of us learned Jehovah Shalom, but it’s probably more...

@darlenezschech wrote this beautiful anthem of praise 30 years ago and it’s still a song in my heart. I pray that it always is! I pray...