I made it through that summer by reading the Psalms and dwelling on faith. It wasn’t my perfection or my knowledge that would please God. It wasn’t my works or my contributions that would earn God’s approval. It was only my faith.

Death always leaves you longing for just one more something.

Life is not about being in control or asserting your ambitions. It’s about knowing the One who made you. Because, at the end, nobody can go with you into the end but him.

Approximately one year ago, on April 11, 2019, my life was forever changed.  Until that day, 2019 was a year marked primarily by busyness. Life and ministry with my husband and family was full. The days were good, but long.

Because God put Jesus away on the cross, he will never put us away.

The testimony of the Bible from beginning to end says that laziness is wicked. But we don’t often look at it that way.

Though there was a desert around him, there was no desert in his soul.

Jesus promised that we would be baptized by the Holy Spirit. What on earth can that mean?

We may not recall every Scripture we’ve read, but God sustains our trust in him as we choose to consistently feed on his Word.

“Do you know why there are a thousand fresh self-help books every year? It’s because they don’t work.”