My husband Ray and I recently took care of three little boys from church while their parents went out for dinner. With our two adult sons grown and on their own, we were blessed to spend time with these little ones. At one point during our evening together, the boys poured out a bin of Legos onto the carpet and I sat down with them, asking about the different Lego men, the weapons, the spaceships. The boys seemed preoccupied, searching quietly through the pile for their favorite characters while I continued my one-way conversation. Read Entire Post…
I just had a recent meeting with two women who are both in the sweet, middle space of life (yes, in their 50’s) and it was so interesting how each of them independently during our time together shared of a constant battle with condemnation. Both are discovering a relationship with God…both pleasant, mature women…both suffering horribly under condemnation…both needing to put condemnation away…for good! Read Entire Post…
This title bears repeating and for me stirs up many conversations with my Lord, how about you? American Playwright and Novelist Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) wrote a play called, “The Angel that Troubled the Waters,” which is loosely based on John 5:1-4, the story of the pool of Bethesda. The play tells of a physician who comes periodically to the pool of Bethesda, hoping to be the first in the water and be healed of his melancholy …when the angel appears and troubles the water. Read Entire Post…
A few months ago was a time of change in my life unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Really, the last couple of months seem like a demolition exercise without the safety procedures. Like a termite infested shack whose rotting walls were standing in the way of building a cozy home, there were some things in my life which had to change. Read Entire Post…
For a long time I didn’t connect with others at church because of a fear of being real. I thought that if others knew what a terrible example of a Christian I was they would be appalled.
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Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
When I find myself running around too much – busy with my own agenda – I am soon empty. It’s all drivel, except when the Lord is in it. Read Entire Post…
At our recent Calvary women’s retreat my friend Wendy told me about a teaching that our dear sister Teresa Rinker gave on the blood of Christ. The essence of what the Lord spoke to me through Wendy was the necessity of honoring the blood of Christ – that Jesus’ blood is still living and active and we must honor it by receiving His complete work of forgiveness and freedom from sin. Not only has Christ forgiven us and broken sin’s power over us, but He has freed us from the guilt and shame that sin brings. Read Entire Post…
Yesterday I drove home at dusk during that downpour of cold June rain, trying not to complain about the weather in my thoughts. I have learned that all complaining about weather is murmuring against God Himself. He does what He does after His own wise counsel, and I must be grateful for it all. Read Entire Post…
