"Be still." If I had a nickel for each time I told my four children those two words I'd be typing this from my beachfront home in Maui. Funny how these are the very words God tells us, his own kids in Psalm 46:10. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” When our … [Read more...]
Holy Hibernation
Our pastor shared on Sunday that he’s taking a sabbatical. After fifteen years at the pulpit, he and his wife believe it’s time for a few months of much needed rest. There are some who’d disagree with this decision. “Take a sabbatical? Really?” “Pastors don’t take time off.” Why not? God did. I’ll admit, when I heard the announcement I … [Read more...]
Perspective-People
Cheryl lost her husband this year after a tragic car accident. After almost thirty years of marriage, she now sits without him in church on Sundays. It physically pains me to see her sitting with her teenage son and without her other half. Elaine was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer. A brilliant author-speaker and mother of four, … [Read more...]
Spiritually Dry
Spiritually dry. It’s an awful place to be. Hell for those who have been satisfied by cool, refreshing living waters. For the past few weeks, I’ve experienced a spiritually dry time. Today, while in the Word, His presence was near. It had been quite awhile since I’d experienced Him, it almost felt like a reunion. I’d never wept in my devotion time … [Read more...]
A Divine Appointment
You know how you come across something and you just have to share? I'm notorious for sharing things like a great sale at Kohl's or free ice cream at Baskin Robbins. I don't usually email people with jokes or cartoons, or much of anything else for that matter. But, while reading a devotion out of my T.D. Jakes Bible last week, I just had to pass it … [Read more...]
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