Thirty-five million people. Three times the population of Greece, Portugal, or Cuba. More than double the population of the Netherlands or Chile. Equal to the total population of Canada. A little less than the population of California. Thirty-five million people. All...
Do you want more of God than you have? It’s not possible. Same with Jesus. You can’t get more of Jesus. Or the Holy Spirit. Can’t get more of Him, either. I’m guessing I have your attention. How many times have we participated in a worship service, singing or crying...
Betrayal. The mere mention of the word causes my jaw to clench and the knot in my stomach to tighten. Memories flood back, unbidden. Resentment for things I’ve given to the Lord a hundred times begins to wrap its tentacles around my heart again. Once more, I make a...
2015 is the first year I’ve participated in adopting One Word for the year. I first wrote about selecting my word in a January blog post. Now that more than half the year has passed, how has God helped me to apply my one word so far this year? I can truly say my one...
When I worked in the corporate world, we rarely said we were firing an employee. We said they were being “let go.” The euphemism didn’t alter the reality that the person was no longer employed. Euphemisms are often used to make us feel better about what we’re saying....
I’m a hopeless romantic. You probably know the type. I don’t enjoy a book or movie unless it has the proverbial happy ending. I appreciate it when hubby opens the door for me or holds out my chair at the table. Yes, I’m a hopeless romantic married to my soul mate…or...
The first time I watched a tightrope act at the circus, I was terrified…not for myself, but for the tightrope walkers. I was afraid they would fall, despite the safety net below them. Little did I know then, that fifty years later, a tightrope would be in my future,...
Who are you? What is your gender? Your ethnicity? Nationality? There was a time, in the not too distant past, when people accepted that certain physical characteristics are unalterable. Of course, we’ve always used tools and techniques to present our physical...
What's it like being a dad? Check out this Skit Guys Fatherhood video for the answer! Happy Father’s Day!
Aah, June…the most popular month for weddings. The month when many who have found the one they love vow to remain together “till death do us part.”However, according to Demographic Intelligence, fewer people in the United States are getting married. Their latest...
God is Personal ! Forty-five years ago, a phrase entered our collective frame of reference. Regardless of your...
Quiet Quitting Christianity If you spend any time on the internet, you’ve probably heard about “quiet...
Queen Elizabeth II: A Royal Life of Beauty, Faith, and Duty She provided leadership and continuity, not just...