Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
“I’m afraid to drive around here–I get lost!” a good friend told me the other day. “I have directions written down, and I try to follow them, but sometimes I’m so focused on reading the directions, I totally drive right past where I’m trying to go, and then I don’t know where to go.” she continued. The streets in her …
The phone rang and I answered. Something in me was a little worried. You know when you feel something painful coming? We talked about the weather and the kids, skirting around the reason why she called. Maybe she was just softening me up preparing me for the blow. Or maybe she dreaded it herself. Then she asked how I was …
faith, storms, Uncategorized, Word WednesdayA hurricane is coming. It’s a level 4 at the moment. But there is always the chance that it will go farther out to sea and lose strength as it churns up the East Coast. That’s our prayer. Trouble surrounds me on all sides; many of my friends are struggling for provision and good health. Some agonize through grief. …
marriage, Word WednesdayThe steady, obnoxious rain forced the wedding inside. We scrunched together around tables that would later be used for the reception and dinner. Twinkle lights brightened by the dreary day laced the ceiling romancing the mood. Despite the change of venue, it was a cozy, sweet, beautiful wedding. It’s the third wedding I’ve attended in four months. That’s a lot …
Bite of Bread, God's loveDo you need to know that God is on your side? I pray these scriptures will help. Believing these verses from Romans 8 is key to our freedom, because believing God loves us and has purpose for us breaks strongholds of self-pity and victimization that chain us from living lives that bring God glory. We are not victims; we are …