Sunday Praise

O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD,Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.For the LORD is a great GodAnd a great King above all gods. – Psalm 95:1-3, NASB

Deaf to God’s Word

They were so discouraged, so beaten down that they could not comprehend that freedom from their trials was at hand. They held a deaf ear to God’s word and the hope it contained. They were so used to living without hope, that it was hard to receive encouragement. Can you relate to that or do […]

Unplanned, Planned Events

The blessing of living more than sixty years is that I’ve had the opportunity to witness God act in some very unexpected ways. So many times I have been astounded by how certain events unfolded. There were times I questioned God, but his wisdom proved right in the long run. When I read Esther 6, […]

Sunday Praise

It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night, with the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, with resounding music upon the lyre.For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You […]

The Thief of Wholeness

It isn’t hard to see that we live in a broken world. The longing for healing is evident. Jesus still offers hope in our brokenness.

Wellness for the Soul

During the heat of summer, when you’re thirsty, you seek a drink of water. When life heats up and makes you emotionally thirsty, do you seek God through prayer, worship and His Word? Trials in life have a way of shaking things up and pointing us toward God. In times of trouble He wants us […]

Sunday Praise

But as for me, I will hope continually,And will praise You yet more and more.My mouth shall tell of Your righteousnessAnd of Your salvation all day long;For I do not know the sum of them.I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD;I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone. – Psalm […]

Simple Acts for God

I was visiting someone in a nursing home a few weeks ago. He had been in and out of the hospital for months. His recent stay left him without being able to have plain water for weeks. I happened to be with him when he was able to get his first drink of ice water. […]

Sharing My Writing Journey

Last month I was interviewed by Wynn Leon and Vicki Atkinson for their Podcast “Sharing the Heart of the Matter.” The episode posted September 12. You can listen to it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. In this episode I discuss my new book Race for Redemption, the sequel to my first book Islands of Deception, […]

Sunday Praise

I will bless the LORD at all times;His praise shall continually be in my mouth.My soul will make its boast in the LORD;The humble will hear it and rejoice.O magnify the LORD with me,And let us exalt His name together. – Psalm 34:1-3, NASB