How to Wait With Hope

It’s hard to wait when your heart is involved. Do you find yourself in any of these scenarios? Waiting for a loved one to be healed. Praying for someone you love to be saved. Waiting for the baby to be born and you’re two days PAST your due date. (Some of us are so thankful we’re way past this! We’ll …

The Chesed of God Gives Hope

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 …

Destined to be Guided by Faithfulness

Everyday Destiny Do you ever wonder how much life happens by chance, or if the hand of God is leading and guiding every detail? Sometimes I wonder. I mean, there are millions of people on the planet! Those thoughts dance through my mind, but it doesn’t take long for my heart to come back around to the belief that God …

You Don’t Have to be Strong

Why do we make strength such a big deal? Why do we want to be strong? When I was in sixth grade, I could beat all the boys (except one) arm wrestling with our left arms. I was left handed. (Smile). Ernest Torres was the one boy who beat me every time, even though he was not left handed. He …

Rest for a Deeper Faith Walk and More Productive Life

I think of “rest” when I think of summer. It’s the season of vacations, hammocks, and slowing down. But summer was only like that when I was seven.  The lazy hazy days of summer no longer exist unless I intentionally make them days of rest.  Life is like that; isn’t it? We have to be intentional about everything that’s important to …