We cannot tidy this one up.  We cannot wiggle out of this one … God included a prostitute in the lineage of Christ. On any given day, there is something I love about God most of all.  Today, I love Him because He loves people who are down and out.  He ...

“So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’  And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.”  John:19:30 (NKJV) Jesus rode triumphantly on a donkey’s back into the holy city, Jerusalem, during the Passover.  He was celebrated as a king. He spent a few days ...

Relentless…I never understood the impact and weight of this word until I was faced with the trial of my life. Four years ago, I became a single parent. My husband, at the time, moved out and filed for divorce. I was relentless (persistent) in the fight for my marriage. I ...

Ever encountered sequences? Occasionally, I’ve heard them personified as Murphy’s Law. I don’t remember ever hearing a term applied to that pesky situation when the one thing you want to do is barely out of reach behind numerous (often spontaneous) “urgent” predecessors, until my type-A grandfather coined the term (at ...

We all know the physical body is amazing—able to accomplish great feats and withstand immense trauma.  But did you know grief can kill a person? It is possible to die from a broken heart. Broken Heart Syndrome is a legitimate medical diagnosis.  Intense grief, trauma or fear can do more ...

So I’ve got to tell you, I’ve never really taken the time to focus on Chenaniah until now, but what an amazing story he has. For it was declared by David that the Lord had chosen the Levites to carry the Ark of the Covenant and to minister in the ...

“She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.” ~ Proverbs 31:14-15 Ok, so I want to be like the Proverbs 31 woman, and I’m hoping that each ...

A graphic scene unfolds in Genesis 19, in which two angels visit Sodom and are compelled by Lot to stay in his home, rather than spend the night in the town square. At nightfall, all the men in the city surround Lot’s house, demanding to have sex with his two visitors. ...

As a parent, many times I was moved to say to my young one, “You are not the mother.  You are not the Queen.  You are not God.”  She often operated under the mistaken idea that everything centered around her; and if it didn’t, then it should. Ever come across ...

Every year at this time people come to church by the droves. Whether they come out of tradition or a sense of obligation, what is important is that this is one time out of an entire year that churches are filled. The big question is what are churches doing to ...