On Palm Sunday in 1975, a 19-year-old mother walks down the aisle of small church in Eastern Ohio. She stops at the altar and bows her head. In the moments that follow, she whispers a prayer to Jesus, confessing her sins and believing in her heart that He is Lord and died to save her. […]
Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. ~Ephesians 5:14 (NIV)~ An eight-thousand-foot mountain rising along Highway 40 in northwestern Colorado sparked my imagination as a child. Each time we drove by it, I would try to visualize its namesake—the Sleeping Giant. Squinting, I could see the outline of […]
When faced with uncertainty and the unknowns in our lives, it’s easy to allow fear to dominate our thoughts and actions. Yet, fear has no authority in our lives when we live out the following words of truth:
I treasure quotes that make me stop and recognize truth. And today’s quote from Corrie ten Boom does just that.
Words have the power to encourage and inspire us. And they also have the power to hurt us and trample on our hope. How do you use words? To uplift and encourage? Or to tear down and harm? I wish I could to tell you that 100% of the time my words solely lift others […]
“Prayer is the greatest of all forces, because it honors God and brings him into active aid.” ~E.M. Bounds~ A few weeks ago I found a treasure in my son’s school folder. Tucked in between math and phonics papers was his snowman art project, and on it, he had written his New Year’s resolution for […]
A few years ago, my family discovered robin eggs in a nest wedged between the branches of a tree in our yard. Shortly after our discovery, the eggs hatched and three baby robins huddled together in the small nest. Frail and flightless, the babies depended on their parents to deliver worms from sunrise to sunset. […]
I love biographies. And I’m especially fascinated by true stories that portray ordinary people doing heroic things. Perhaps that is why one of my favorite biographies is The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. I marvel at the courage and godliness that Corrie and her family showed in a dark time in our history. In […]
Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead . . . ~1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)~ The week leading up to Easter is an opportune time to share the Easter […]
“God made the world for the delight of human beings—if we could see His goodness everywhere, His concern for us, His awareness of our needs: the phone call we’ve waited for, the ride we are offered, the letter in the mail, just the little things He does for us throughout the day. As we remember […]