Promise of Redemption
To redeem means to buy back or pay off–to satisfy a debt. Isaiah prophesies a day of atonement, a time of cleansing, a sure salvation. Isaiah 44:22 “I have swept away your offenses like…
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When Answers Aren’t Enough – There is Jesus!
One day my husband, a strong Christian leader, signed himself into a mental hospital. But my husband did not recover.
Messy Scribble
Sometimes I try to disguise my heart and soul. I try to cover up the real me in attempt to look presentable to others.
Jesus is My Hero
This is our Jesus, amazing God who became man, my Superhero. He broke through and created space for each and every one of us.
Care Enough to Tell People about Jesus
I wonder, have you taken the time to introduce your friends to Jesus so that they can experience God’s love?
Sunny Today, Snow Tomorrow
Life is undependable and uncertain. The Son of God provides the sun of His love in the midst of our uncertain todays and tomorrows.
The Ripples of Your Journey
We are like the pebble. No matter how influential or insignificant we see ourselves, we each send out ripples that circle out further than we ever dream.
How to Find Friends
Move out of your comfort zone. We must not use our personalities as an excuse for lack of involvement.
God’s Power to Change
Father, how often I hang on to my sadness or disappointment or grief instead of handing everything over to you
Building a Strong Relationship
Strong relationships don’t just happen…they are intentional. Here are 4 steps you may want to try to build a strong relationship.
God’s Holding Patterns
When God wants to do something new in our lives, it is often preceded by major renovations. “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, put painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of…
What We Believe, We Attract
God will not withhold His love from us or abandon His plan. Our momentary discontent cannot separate us from God’s love. His heart of compassion is stirred towards us.
The End of the Story
Knowing the end of the story should have a profound effect on us as we go through the realities of life
Bird Nest in our Dryer Air Vent
A cold heart is like a blocked dryer vent. It stops the flow of love into your heart. If we confess our sin...
February 15th Love
February 15th Love - Thank you, Father, that your love doesn’t depend on my worth or my reactions, that you loved me from before the beginning of time, that your love can fill all…
A Servant’s Heart
Lord, help me to love you and your people so much that, like Simon Peter’s mother-in-law, my desire is to serve rather than make excuses why I can’t. Amen.
To Be Loved By You
It is so overwhelming knowing that I am held even in the times I feel alone. It is so refreshing to know that You are not like man, You are not here just because…
Building Relationships with Love
Today - Prayerfully consider how you can nurture a relationship with someone in your church, school, workplace or family with an attitude of humble, gentle, and patient love.
Green Eggs and I AM
Have you ever wondered if Jesus had come at a different time how he would have communicated with His children.
God Loves Me the Same on Good Days and Bad Days
"Because of the LORD’S great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" Lamentations3:22,23
The Island of `What If’s?’
When we allow the “What If’s” to rule our lives, we run round and round never accomplishing anything.
Jesus Empowers the Inadequate
If you feel inadequate when it comes to fulfilling the mission of Christ, know that it’s normal to feel that way. We are simply vessels needing His power. That way God gets the glory.
Fountain of Life
God's compassion will lead you beside springs of water. Drink often of His thirst-quenching water.