Sunday Praise

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD. – Psalm 104:33-34, NASB

Wrestling With Ourselves

There is a battle going on inside of you, a wrestling match between the Spirit of God and the flesh. As Paul described it in Galatians 5:17: “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not […]

Surviving Life Storms

You set out for your day and then it hits. Menacing clouds appear on the horizon of your life and quickly overtake you with an unexpected trial. The powerful winds of uncertainty threaten to overtake you. Tears fall like rain. Doubts rise as to if you will pull through. Storms have a way of challenging […]

Sunday praise

“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!” – 2 Samuel 22:47 (NIV)

Writers Blessing Writers

Last week I attended the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference in North Carolina. If you are interested in the craft of writing and seeking God’s direction for how to use your writing gifts, I recommend attending this conference. I have been a writer most of my life and I have never experienced such an […]

Moving the Immovable

“That will never happen. Things will never change.” Over the years I have found myself saying these things in response to seemingly impossible situations. But what does that say about my trust in God? Is it possible to change things that seem unchangeable? Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and […]

Sunday Praise

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.Serve the LORD with gladness;Come before Him with joyful singing.Know that the LORD Himself is God;It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.Enter His gates with thanksgivingAnd His courts with praise.Give thanks to Him, bless His […]

A Connection to God

Praying is a connection to God. It is an act of baring our heart and laying our deepest emotions before him. It is an expression of gratitude for all He has done, even the very breath you take each moment that gives you life. It is to seek His purposes, to trust he wants the […]

Nitpicking the New

It was the littlest thing turned into a big deal. One small detail and they were up in arms about it, looking to tear him down: “Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ‘Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands […]

Sunday praise

“…Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. ‘Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, […]