‘I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.’  Psalm 4:8 (NIV) One of the reasons that Jesus’ presence in our lives is so important is because of His gift of peace.  There is nothing like it.  There is no pill, ...

I do not have to see Him to believe in Him.   The Holy Spirit is constantly guiding me, willing to be my source of comfort. I was given comfort this week after I  had an uncomfortable conversation with a friend who I adore.  She told me I use God as a ...

God, in his infinite wisdom, tells us to “fear not”. You’d think as followers, we would follow his lead without question, right? So why does my mortgage payment keep me up at night? Why do minor aches and pains fearfully remind me of time’s relentless pursuit and inevitable conquest of ...

“Whose problem is it?”  That one line from a parenting education course remains a powerful tool in my life–even though our children are now grown.  The necessity of discerning problem ownership permeates all of life.  God demands accountability from each of us, for all of us. We saw it first ...

Over the last several years, there has been a growing push to develop mainstream movies that depict the epic events of the Bible.  It has been a decade since we saw Mel Gibson’s take on Jesus’s crucifixion in The Passion of The Christ.  We have seen the television series come ...

I am under the impression that when the Lord gives a rich nugget from His treasure chest of heaven, He intends for it to be shared with others.  So I am taking this opportunity to share with you the blessing the Lord bestowed upon me a few weeks ago. While ...

We’re hearing a lot these days about ‘justice’ – or rather the lack of it. No one can deny that inequality exists.And no one can deny that injustice is a reality – even in a country with the best system of justice to be found. The problem is that we ...

Many find history boring in a school book. What’s so exciting about people who lived hundreds of years ago? Who wants to hear about all the tragedies and struggles of people who’ve been dead for centuries? But learning the history of your own family is another story. Most of us ...

Many Jews in Israel are now recognizing that Jesus of Nazareth is their longed-for Messiah. Because of spiritual blindness and persecution for thousands of years, turning to Yeshua has not been a welcome opportunity. This is beginning to change dramatically, so much so that it is being likened to the ...

Could it be that our perception of what God is looking for in terms of “loveliness”  in His beloved is, most often, based on our human perception instead of His spiritual perception? In Daniel 9:23, God’s Arch Angel, Gabriel, finally made it through the heavenly battlefield to let Daniel know ...