What is grace and what does it mean to embrace grace? Max Lucado wrote… God answers the mess of life with one word, “Grace.” I’ve often heard it said that grace is God’s “undeserved favor.” I typically share the following definitions for grace and mercy… And one more says… For Christians, grace is the free…
Hi Friends, it is hard for me to find the words right now … Rev’s struggle with ALS is over and he is safely in the arms of Jesus. I am so very thankful for the lasting love I have shared with this wonderful man. I write my posts in advance, so you will still…
It’s hard to believe we’re only a few days away from the end of the year. I don’t know about you, but I feel like 2023 has flown by; it seems like just a moment ago that I invited you to join me in studying the Book of Psalms and experience a “powerful life-changing friendship…
I love God’s timing and the assurance that His love endures forever. When I decided to write through the Book of Psalms this year, I had no idea Psalm 136 would be the one that would fall during the week of Thanksgiving. It’s possible you grew up responsively reading this Psalm at a Thanksgiving worship…
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 That is TRUTH but the enemy constantly lies and tells us that God is holding out on us and that we can’t trust His love. We live in a world where love can be selfish … where the recipient dictates the…
You’re devastated. You’ve received bad news and your world has been turned upside down. And now, the enemy is tempting you to question your faith and doubt God’s love by whispering, “Where’s your God now? He must not really love you. If He loved you, He wouldn’t have allowed this to happen.” His questions swirl…
God promised a Savior before Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden and He repeatedly told His people about the coming Messiah throughout all the generations of the Old Testament. God promised a Messiah and God keeps His promises. He sent Jesus but the people had waited for so long that many didn’t recognize…
Children want their parents to hold them, comfort them, and protect them. God’s children also want His presence, protection, and provision and He is the perfect loving Father.
God’s forgiveness is a free gift given to sinners when they humbly repent through faith in Christ Jesus. It is a gift that we can celebrate with joy.
Guilt. Shame. Blame. You know . . . those things the enemy uses to discourage you. There’s nothing he loves more than to remind us of our past failures. His goal is to get us to nod in agreement and live defeated. Why? Because when we are discouraged and defeated . . . focused on…
It’s a simple truth that love amplifies our vulnerability. Sometimes love gives us feelings of bliss and euphoria, and sometimes our love fails and it hurts . . . a lot. Most of us know what it feels like to experience a broken heart. I do. My heart has been broken. Maybe yours has been…
I love trees! There is just something about watching trees reach higher into the heavens each and every year. I love the bright green and occasional blossoms of spring, the rich deep green of summer, and the reds, oranges, and yellows that paint the leaves in the fall. And I’m always a little sad to…
I’ll never forget the moment I realized that I wasn’t an observer of Eve picking and taking a bite out of that piece of fruit that brought sin upon us all . . . I was guilty. I was Eve. You see, I’d remembered a specific moment when the enemy had tempted me to doubt…
Jesus went out of His way to show people that He loved them. And because as He said… The Father and I are one. John 10:30 Jesus made the point that He was showing them God’s love for them. A love that is proclaimed in the stories Jesus shared in Luke 15. The Lost Sheep…
Have you ever had good intentions turn into regret? It can happen in all kinds of ways… Your words were misunderstood.Actions misinterpreted. Or simply an accident you can’t undo. I’ve experienced all of the above but most recently it was the last one that the Lord used to teach me a lesson. It all started…
Culture looks at love as a feeling. But the Bible describes it as so much more than the way we feel. Jesus had some things to say about love … both God’s and ours.
I can’t say it’s necessarily the way I was taught as a child … it just seemed to evolve over time. I knew God had fully taken care of my salvation through Jesus sacrifice and that through faith in His amazing gift my eternal future was secure… But my here and now — that was…
Stop worrying! It’s not good for you! It’s bad for your health – mentally, physically, and spiritually. But it’s easier said than done, isn’t it? Life happens and there are plenty of things to worry about. And with practice, you can turn worrying into a fine art as you try to foresee and prevent any…
Ooh, she was angry. I don’t know why. I don’t even know who. But I could hear her shrieks coming from down the street. She was angry and wanted everyone to know it. I don’t know whether it worked for her or not but temper tantrums and angry outbursts typically cause more problems than they…
There are those who say when you learn something the hard way you really learn it. I suppose it’s true. There is something about the lessons learned through pain that makes them stick. I’ve never been a fan of learning the hard way. Not the one to enjoy challenging consequences . . . I listened…
I don’t know about you but some days I just don’t feel very lovable. It might be something as simple as a bad hair day. It’s hard to explain . . . it’s just a blah feeling I get once in a while. Rev always has a way of making me feel better. I can…
