Sometimes I take time to meditate on who God designed me to be and how I can take steps to live like that person more often. I want to give up some of my behaviors that serve to emphasize the boundaries of my comfort zone instead of expanding them. I tend to hide my true…
To Create “It is a delicious thing to write, to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creation.” -Gustave Flaubert. All my life, I have been a reader. I love Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Suspense. There is nothing better than a well-told story filled with dynamic characters…
Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder, who am I … really? Deep down? What are my dreams, my goals? What is my worth? I have had those times. Times when the enemy knew just where to hit me to make me doubt my worth, my purpose, my God. Oh, but how thankful…
Doing a word study in the bible for the words “one thing” led me to three verses that seem to fit together, and they fit together in a kind of philosophy of life—life as God intended it—a life of focus. First, I came across the scripture passage where Martha is very worried about the details…
What strikes me most in Matthew 14:24-31 is the use of the word immediately. The first immediately is unspoken but clearly evident. The disciples were out on a turbulent sea in the middle of the night. Jesus knew they were having trouble, so he came to them immediately. When the disciples saw Jesus, their fear…
Have you ever not spoken about God because you were worried that you would not be able to answer questions that come up if you did? John 4:1-42 tells the story of a Samaritan woman running into Jesus when she is doing one of her chores—fetching water at the well. Jesus speaks to the Samaritan…
The definition of faith is to believe in things that we cannot see. And God rewards and loves faith. But there is plenty to see that builds faith as well. The placement of Earth in the universe In space, stars often explode into supernovas. The Earth however is located in such a position that it…
Twenty-five years ago, I read the story of Cynthia Anne Parker, the most famous captive in nineteenth-century America. I was devastated by her loss. I contacted museums and libraries to find out everything I could about her (this was before the world of information was only a keystroke away). Her story haunted my heart for…
Recently we traveled to Lima, Peru. Our private guide Fernando, a young man about our son’s age, took us to St John the Evangelist Church and then to El Museo de Convento Santo Domingo. Since we were visiting a church and a monastery, our conversation shifted toward faith and religion. Fernando told us he’s Catholic…
God rains down grace on all mankind. He gave us the beauty and wonders of nature that we see each and every day. He gives us near misses when accidents are heading our way. He often brings us the right thing just in time. And He also gave us an innate conscience to know right…