When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up. Isaiah 43:2 (NLT) Like me, you’ve probably experienced plenty of storms. Those from our physical world are often short-lived, […]

Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.  Psalm 27:14  Why is waiting so difficult?  Even the smallest delays can be bothersome—like a line at the grocery store or the stop at a traffic signal that seems to take forever to turn green. But then there are bigger […]

“Blink. That’s the first thing you’ll notice—simply no transition. No bridge from temporary to eternity. No gradual awakening. No strolling toward heaven through a long corridor of light…No spare moment to decide that, yes, it finally is time to consider what God said.”  From A Life God Rewards by Wilkinson & Kopp I’ve been thinking a lot […]

Sometimes there are people who inspire you, even though they may live far away or not really interact in your daily life at all.  Shala and Ryley are two such individuals, encouraging me and offering hope to countless others around them.  This year they adopted their third child, devoting themselves wholeheartedly to little ones who […]

These were His instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So, pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields.” Luke 10:2 (NLT) If I could offer you just one suggestion this harvest season, it would be to read […]