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

The LORD is my strength and my shield;My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;Therefore my heart exults,And with my song I shall thank Him. – Psalm 28:7, NASB

Exactly What We Need

When I think about the decades of my life and all the things I’ve faced, I consider how many times verses in Bible fit the circumstances. It reminds me that God knew what I needed before I needed it, that He has a plan for my life. It’s amazing how applicable the Bible is to […]

The Calming Spirit of Agape Love

Agape love is not just a selfless love, but a love that no longer keeps score. It removes the transactional relationship of doing something and expecting something in return. It gets rid of the mentaility of doing something to secure someone’s favor. It removes expectations placed on other people. Agape love has the potential to […]

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 […]

Light in the Deepest Darkness

The darkest place I’ve ever experienced is inside a cave where the guide turns out the lights. It is total darkness that feels as if it is pressing in around you. It reminded me of the darkness God sent on Egypt in Exodus 10:21: “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward […]

Hope for the Dispirited

In Matthew 9:36-38 Jesus does not just see a crowd, he is moved with compassion for them. He senses their need, their yearning for something better. They are distressed as verse 36 tells us (NASB). The Greek word for distress describes it as “to give oneself trouble (Strong’s 4660).” They are searching for something better. […]

Everyday Trust

Everyday we place our faith in things without even giving it a second thought. If the weather forecast calls for rain, we grab an umbrella or raincoat. We press a button for an elevator expecting it to take us to our floor. We make travel plans having faith that the train, bus or plane will […]

Exchanging the Familiar with the Unfamiliar

Trials have a way of disrupting your present way of life. They can turn your familiar routine, your way of life, into a wilderness of grief and lost hope. It can make you yearn for the past and the familiar. Yet the disruption of what you knew can also turn you toward something new. In […]