And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in …
But you need to be aware that in the final days the culture of society will become extremely fierce. People will be self-centered lovers of themselves and obsessed with money. They will boast of great things as they strut around in their arrogant pride and mock all that is right. They will ignore their own …
Starting this post has me typing and rewording and deleting over and over. Even now I’m sitting here watching my cursor blink, formulating the sentence in my head and still not getting it right. LOL. When I titled this post Relationship, I was referring to a common way Christians qualify their faith. We say it’s …
As a young girl I plucked petals from a daisy to determine whether or not a boy liked me. Did you ever do that? Maybe this dates me. I don’t know if the game is still being played in this current generation, but this is the message we’ll ponder today. I promised to take you …
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, …
I’m not the best at staying positive. This morning my thoughts kept sifting through what wasn’t working or what I wasn’t doing. I couldn’t get past the feeling of not being good enough. Not wanting to write an uninspired blog post, I quieted my mind and sought the Holy Spirit. What he had to say …
Let’s be honest. Even if you don’t start the year with a new year’s resolution, you still feel compelled to do things better. Maybe you want to eat healthier, exercise more, start a new project, or finally finish the one you started years ago. It’s a natural response. The end of one year and the …
During this season of giving our focus can be so invested in what presents we’ll have under the tree that we may forget what people really need, the gifts Jesus was born to give. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the …
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. Song of Solomon 6:3a NLT I had a heart challenging experience a few days ago, that left me feeling helpless. I wish I could explain the situation, but it’s not my story to tell. What I can share is what thoughts came out of my contemplation. …
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.Psalms 56:8 NLT After I broke my wrist I became emotionally hypersensitive. The slightest thing would bring me to tears. At first, I thought it must be my pain medication. I stopped …
The Far Reaches of Grace 