Do you have a life verse?

December 10, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Isaiah 58:11 is my life verse. One day, many years ago I was reading my Bible and this verse pierced my heart. God led me to it and I felt His presence and promise. It’s been stuck there ever since. Note: If a particular scripture pierces your heart, God may be trying to tell you […]

The Way

November 9, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Isaiah 35:4 Living with fear, especially in our day and age – these days of brazen and barbaric wickedness – can seem like a normal way […]

Secret Prayers

October 11, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Jesus (Matthew 6:6) Walking like Jesus requires an active prayer life – active, and yet hidden. If it weren’t so, Jesus wouldn’t have […]

Finding comfort in a “messy” world.

September 3, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Yesterday our President said, “…The world has always been messy.” He’s right. As I watched the news and lamented over the brutality of ISIS, one picture filled my mind. It’s a scripture from the book of Isaiah: …All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass […]

Are you worth your salt?

August 7, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Matt 5:13 This passage is often used in conjunction with the next one that talks about believers being “light.” […]

Jesus still helps us

July 17, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. John 17:15 For the last twenty years, I’ve been on a spiritual journey as a follower of Jesus. Living as a Christian woman in the 21st century can be confusing and conflicting. We’re taught […]