Hope Blooms in Godly Women
Hope blooms in the garden of Bible women found in 1 Chronicles 2. Discover hope as you walk the path of their stories.
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Inside the Fist
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. look crazy as I make a fist. John 10:28 ESV Imagine being inside the fist. I drove to Rhode Island from New Hampshire to speak at a ladies’ retreat. As normal, I practiced the teaching as I drove. God gives me deeper insight and great analogies while driving. The teaching for that weekend was entitled, “Shining for Jesus in This Dark … Continue reading →
Watch, Wait, and Pray
But for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 ESV All we could do was watch, wait, and pray. My wife and I became empty nesters when our last two children moved out and shared an apartment. Doing so was a huge step for them and us. Thirty-one years had passed since we’d been on our own. I now notice things I once didn’t: … Continue reading →
Fighting Spiritual Battles
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. ~John 15:13 KJV Memorial Day is the day Americans celebrate our freedom and remember those who died to preserve it. But fighting spiritual battles proves more intense. Other countries also designate days to celebrate their freedom and heroes. Freedom is ours because men and women sacrificed their time and sometimes their lives so life could be better for others. Members of my family … Continue reading →
Lost
I took a small break and a deep breath as I looked at the mall map, searching for that circled star that would clarify my location, but I was lost. I had walked in circles, looking for the one store that was the purpose of my trip. Somehow, I had become twisted and distracted, and before realizing it, my quick stop at the mall ticked toward a second hour. Nagging questions swirled in my mind: “Had the store moved? … Continue reading →
Walking with God
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. ~Genesis 3:8a NIV Walking with God is much like one weekend when I took a walk with a good friend. When we greeted each other, we giggled. We hadn’t seen each other in weeks. While we walked around the loop in my neighborhood, we talked … Continue reading →
A Yellow-Pen Life
Little did I know I was living a yellow-pen life. “Aww, these are nice.” One daughter had gifted me my favorite journaling pens, and my oldest presented a full set of eight Bible marking pens. I held up a yellow one from each set and said, “Interesting.” They both knew I enjoyed a lot of color in my life, and, quite honestly, yellow is one of my favorites. But, yellow pens? It only took one trial run to realize … Continue reading →
Wallflowers Can Dance
I stepped outside my comfort zone, stepped into a Soul Dancing class, and discovered that wallflowers can dance. Twice each week, I showed up in comfy shoes and a big smile, along with twenty-five to thirty other folks with varying levels of dancing ability. I’ve never thought I had natural rhythm, and I have had few opportunities to prove it. It was all I could manage to keep my right and left straight while counting continuously. I laughed a … Continue reading →
Consider the Poor
God blesses us when we consider the poor. There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land. Deuteronomy 15:11 NIV I met a friend at a restaurant for an evening get-together. We were among the few who ventured out on a chilly winter night. After ordering, we found our seats. Within minutes, the food arrived with its tantalizing aroma. Taking that … Continue reading →
The Fruit of Kindness
“Would you be so kind as to give us a drink of water from your well?” Someone needed the fruit of kindness. My mother passed down a story told by her grandmother, who grew up on a farm located on a dusty, rural road. At that time, many people walked wherever they went, having no access to any type of transportation. One hot summer day, a family traveling on foot stopped by my great-grandparents’ farm for a drink of … Continue reading →