When your world has changed – panic vs love
When our world has changed in frightening ways, a story from long ago urges us: Don’t panic. Choose to love. Trust the Lord – and watch him work.
A spirit like Caleb’s – fully following God
At a crucial moment in my life, Henry Blackaby and Caleb of old encouraged me: Regardless which way anyone else is rowing, you be filled with following God.
You have circled this mountain long enough
It may be in a month that’s little noticed when the earth moves under you. And God says, “You’ve stayed here long enough.” And something within you shifts.
When evil seems invincible: Two surprising sources of hope
When two malignant narcissists ruled, evil seemed invincible. Yet Esther's story shows us two surprising sources of hope and life.
Code blue! Breathing crises in the church
When God’s people push against, instead of moving with, his Spirit, he knows the situation is dire. He sounds the alarm: My people aren’t breathing! Code blue!
Tessa and the lion’s den
My finicky and beloved cat Tessa lived for 17 years. She inspired this post one night in 2004 – the year I first found myself in a den with lions that tear people apart.
I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
Discovering the purpose of the wilderness
Wilderness strips life bare. It knocks all the supports out from under us. There, we may hear God say, “I have carried you on eagles’ wings to bring you to myself.”
Believer! The truth will set you free
Jesus said, “the truth will set you free.” Now I see this diamond in its setting. I hear the urgency in his cry to us all.
Mary Magdalene stuck her neck out
Mary Magdalene came to Jesus and took his yoke on her. Sticking her neck out that way, she found rest in serving the One who honored her.
The LORD is with you, mighty warrior
May I tell you a story? It’s a true story. And it shows what can happen when God sees courage in you that you do not see.