Living with hopeful expectation is what allows us to engage and experience the fulness of life as God intends it to be. The apostle Paul actually prays for this to be a reality for the church at Ephesus and ultimately…
Keeping life centered, priorities balanced and emotions under control is a herculean task that tests our inner strength and at times leaves us feeling hopeless. It is especially exhausting when we face pushback in too many of our most intimate…
Maintaining a proper posture with the Father is an ardent task and many things will stage up against us when we set our hearts and minds in this direction. Difficulties, distractions, and delays are classic challenges that push back on…
It has become crystal clear to me that the good that we could be doing is often lost to us because we hesitate to put it in play ... and thus we never pass it on. All that has been…
Nothing is quite as powerful as knowing deep peace in those moments when it seems as if God has put our life on pause. Of course, we must hasten to say that nothing is more profoundly difficult than the feeling…
My focus truth for the year is a declarative reality that I believe will become increasingly desired and needed as we walk through 2021. The specific word that I am referring to is this, "In Every Chaotic, Confusing Situation, His…
I love Advent and the opportunity that it provides for us to prepare our hearts well so that we can be entirely available to receive all that God has planned for us. The coming of Christ was prophetically revealed and…
The only way to redeem the deep value of the Advent is to remember its purpose. Advent allows us to celebrate the prophesied arrival of Christ and it is a time of expectation and preparation. Each week we have the…
Christmas is my favorite time of year ... and I know that I am not alone. As I am a big Christmas fan, I talk about it all the time, with whoever I meet, wherever I go ... and I…
Perhaps the greatest need in our world today is something that comes at a great cost to us! There is a profound sense of divisiveness, fragmentation, and rancor. We have seemingly lost all civility and the commitment to care. We…