The word Chesed (Ke-sed) plays a vital role in our Bible. Hidden under layers of translation, culture, and language, we don’t understand the measure of its importance. “Kindness” fulfills one aspect of its meaning, but grace and mercy also define the word. Chesed also reveals a covenant, a relationship. The story of Ruth displays a wonderful example of this biblical …
When You Feel Invisible
Do you ever feel invisible? Like God has completely forgotten you? You’re not alone. Invisibility is a condition of the human heart experienced since the beginning of time. It’s a lie from our enemy who desires nothing more than to separate us from experiencing God’s love. I’ve felt invisible in a crowded room as well as alone in my own …
Calming Our Fear
Fear keeps us from going forward. It has a way of sneaking up on us and choking out all the energy and courage we might have held a few hours ago. As I type this, I’m reminiscing of the times fear got in my way. Once I almost missed an amazing hike to the top of a mountain at Glacier …
Faith that Moves Mountains
Do you want faith that moves mountains? Have you felt your faith isn’t strong enough, or you have great faith, but it didn’t make the problem/mountain move? Girlfriend, you are not alone. Jesus told His disciples, after the inability to heal a young boy with a demon, that all they needed was the faith of a mustard seed to command …
Humility Goes a Long Way
Humility Doesn’t Demand She no longer could sit on her hands. Ruth HAD to do SOMETHING. They desperately needed food, so Ruth did what she could. She’d heard that Naomi’s God allowed widows and foreigners to glean in harvested fields, and Ruth was both–a foreigner and a widow. She fit the requirements, so she bravely stepped into a field and …