Way Maker 4/13/2022 - As I stood next to my sister in church that morning, I wasn’t sure how she was still standing. We sang the words to the song “Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper, Light in the darkness-my God that is who You are,” and I felt the weight of the past few weeks, the past couple years- cause her to fall onto me. My arms around her, tears falling - I wasn’t sure if she believed those words in that moment... Read more
Hosanna In The Highest! 4/6/2022 - April 10 is Palm Sunday. This is the week we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Matthew 21:9 says “The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” Hosanna means “O Lord, save us!” They had been waiting so long for this day! Their Messiah was here! BUT… Read more
Grave Robber 3/30/2022 - Do you know why I love this Scripture? Because it speaks of life in the midst of death and of the power of the Resurrection. Many of us have something in our lives that is dead and seems buried deep in the grave. Perhaps it is a relationship, a dream for your life, or maybe you feel like you, as a whole, have been buried in the grave... Read more
Transfer of Power 3/23/2022 - If you’re a Bible believing, Jesus follower, then you are experiencing a power struggle. And you can be sure, at the end of the struggle, there will be a transfer of power. It’s natural to think this power struggle is about politics or money. We live in the natural realm and process according to our humanity. It’s obvious there’s a struggle going on... Read more
Not Lucky, But Redeemed 3/16/2022 - God forgive me for ever allowing someone to believe that I’m just one of the lucky ones, because I was too embarrassed to share my need for God’s mercy and His generous response with it. There’s a layer of redemption down toward the core of my marriage that thanks to time and distance, I’ve been able to keep secret…or at least kept control over its narrative ...And evil loves that. Read more