Warts and All…

Genesis 2:25 The man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. God originally created a man and woman to become one flesh, totally open to each other physically, spiritually, and emotionally. In this perfect union no sin existed. Once sin came into the world, the enemy has perverted and twisted all things…

Pray for Power and Strength to know His Love for You

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. Ephesians 3:18 Some versions say “strength”.  And may you have the strength to understand God’s love for you. I love Jesus.  I know this verse.  The trouble this side of…

Cultivating love in our journey of crooked lines…..

“God writes straight with crooked lines”.  Wishing someone Godspeed to a new adventure, he shared this expression.  At first, I didn’t quite catch on, but told him I would certainly look up the expression to fully understand his new calling.  Upon looking at the phrase and pondering all he said, I realized the fullness of…

Superior Worth of our Glorious God!

Hebrews 11 V 23) By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. V 24) By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;…

Crisis? Worship!

How important is worship?  We hit the doors of church and for some of us worship is the very thing that draws us closer to God.  Other times, if we are honest, worship becomes stale, annoying, and we wonder when the music minister will sit down and the message will start. Music has been a…

Use Your Left Brain

Ever wonder why Jesus said come to Him as little children?  Remember being a child and a bedroom became your castle, your art work was hanging in the Lueve, and if you could catch that frog you might get warts, or maybe a prince?  Our fun, set-free creative side is our left brain and it’s…

Poured Out

Judges 6, 7, and 8 tells the story of an anxious and fearful man named Gideon who grew in wisdom and faith.  In one chapter you find him hiding in a hole from the enemies, and then God takes over and he leads the Israelites to victory!  I had the privilege to attend Priscilla Shirer’s conference a…

Out-of-body experiences

Often in counseling a therapist will ask you to write a letter to someone for the soul purpose of you writing it, not mailing it.  The process brings a form of resolution.  We are hesitant to write a letter for fear something so simple, yet hard, would not be enough to reconcile the pain and…