It’s a question most of us wonder at some point. Does God care? It inevitably leads to a second, deeper one. Does he care enough to show up in every situation that concerns you or me? Even if we aren’t dealing with a “biggie” problem like famine, abuse, cancer, trafficking, poverty, or some huge loss, troubles of normal life can …
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm 37:23-24, NLT For the third time last night, I woke up with something on my heart and the compelling need to pray about it. As I prayed, …
A couple of years ago I was blessed to meet author Wendy Paine Miller, a writer to watch. Her novels (The Disappearing Key, The Flower Girls, and The Delicate Nature of Love) are original, hope filled, and refreshing. And the writing is excellent. Her latest, The Delicate Nature of Love, released in February of this year, and I connected with it …
Over the past month since The Hope of Heaven released on March 10, my thoughts have been stuck on the power of hope. Why do we crave it? Why do we need it? How do we hold on to it? The Hope of Heaven deals with important issues such as depression, suicide, faith, life after death, and holding on to hope when life fails us. …
“But our culture has constructed a fantastic and utterly fictitious rationale which allows us to cooperate with evil without confronting the reality of what we’re doing.” Well said. More here.
Today is a big day. Today is my long-awaited first day to breathe deeply again. Unfortunately I’m having trouble stilling my thoughts. In mid-February I finished a ten-month writing project (yay!) after balancing it with two others since last fall (phew!). For nearly a year I’ve been governed by meticulous time management, holding my breath lest a big …
A hot-button social issue close to my heart showed up on Facebook today. Here’s the link to a well-written article that calls it what it is. Abortion claims far, far too many victims–and the victims are not only the innocent children murdered. The victims also include the hurting women and men who have fallen for a convoluted argument of …
Imagine the wise men who journeyed so far after seeing the brilliance of one special star. They had heard that a King had been born to the Jews who had waited so long for such wonderful news. Imagine their thoughts as they traveled each mile. Did they talk the whole way? Were they silent awhile? Did they wonder at …
I have the joy of guest blogging on my church women’s ministry website. This one posted about a year ago, as I anticipated Thanksgiving and Christmas and wondered about all the precious ones who don’t know provision or hope. Focus for the holidays season . . . revisit one of my favorites originally posted here. Bless you!
“Mama, I want to sit on a cloud.” YES! I thought. She’s mine! Never had I heard anyone voice this same dream of mine until my young daughter spoke that phrase a few weeks ago. In fact, I’ve gotten dubious looks from others when I’ve shared that desire. I was happy to assure her …