Dear Beloved of God … If God wrote you a letter, what would you want it to say? Perhaps you would want Him to tell you things concerning your future: what you will do, if you will be successful—will your dreams come true? Maybe you would want Him to comfort ...

I don’t pray very gutsy prayers. Don’t get me wrong, I have no doubt about God’s ability to do exceedingly, abundantly beyond all that I can ask or imagine. My trouble is, I know His ways are higher than my ways, and His thoughts are not my thoughts. What if ...

“Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.  And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business.”  John 2:13-14 (NKJV) The temple in Jerusalem was a holy place.  It was for prayer, ...

Do you ever feel lacking?  Or overwhelmed by a heavy burden?  Has God taken you to a place where you cannot see how you can move forward with the resources you have? “My God will supply all of your needs according to His riches … “ (Philippians 4:19). “Now to ...

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, right? My shepherd mix, Mitch, exemplified that philosophy quite well this past weekend. In our household, Saturdays are hiking days. Mitch, ever full of energy, loves to hike, so he looks forward to the weekends with great anticipation. Two weekends ago, however, my ...

Where I live, every day since the Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage, it has rained. The evening of the ruling, I was awakened to a violent thunderstorm. I felt the Lord spoke to my spirit, “These are the tears from heaven.” Every afternoon, for several days now, the ...

There’s not much good news out there. When my husband was deployed, we wives had a saying, “No news is good news,” meaning that if we heard nothing from or about our husbands, it was a good thing. Today, it’s tempting to bury my head in the day-to-day, flip the ...

In the Gospel of John, our Savior did share, He offered us seven gifts that only He could bear. He did this because of our great need, We should accept these gifts and allow Him to lead. The first gift offered to us was His flesh through which the world ...

Now more than ever Christians are under attack and are being ridiculed for their beliefs. Our very actions are being looked at and pulled apart. Let us not make it easier for others to justify what many are saying,” that we are hypocrites.” I have read several articles recently on ...

Before walking to the altar, and before exchanging the words “I Do,” comes the marriage proposal. It really doesn’t matter if the courting process is for one year or 10 years, women tend to make a big deal over marriage proposals. When the big question is being asked, most ladies ...