Our Heavenly Father Pursues Us. I was on a mission yesterday to find new stockings for our fireplace mantle. I found four I liked at one store, but needed six. What should I do? I bought a few different ones to fill in the gaps, but really wanted them uniform, so I traveled to the…
I thought I knew all the names of God like Jehovah Jireh—“the God who provides,” Jehovah Shalom—the “God of Peace,” and Jehovah Rapha—“the God who heals,” but this week I discovered another name of God in the Psalms. In Hebrew, God is also “El Nasa,” or “God forgives.” This name of God is used in…
“Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.” James 4:10 Years ago, I was covering a Houston Oilers practice and there were some fans waiting to get a football autographed by the players. Before practice was over, they said, “Ms. Burkhardt, will you sign our football?” I told them that my autograph would…
I was working for HBO Sports and was traveling cross-country on a flight from New York City to Los Angeles to get into place for a story. It’s a long trip, so I decided to check out the in-flight movie. Much to my surprise, I was the inflight entertainment! Apparently, American Airlines and HBO had…
I’ve been a Stonecroft speaker for the past few years. Stonecroft is an organization that holds women’s luncheons all over the country, in an effort to draw people to Christ. Speakers like myself come in and share their testimony, in the hopes that someone might accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. It’s a great vehicle…