Angry. Hurt. Someone close to me engaged in repeated behavior that I found offensive. Words of consternation churned in my mind but something held me back from saying them. I obsessed about it in the afternoon. I replayed the scenarios as I went to bed. I wasn’t sure I could drift off to sleep. Have…
Have you ever played the “one word” game? Last year, I asked God for one word to live my life by and the word was “give.” I then asked the Lord to show me ways I could give of my time, to him, to others and financially. Over a month late, this week I asked…
Soaking prayer. I was confused about what this was one day when I attended a Soaking Prayer Service. I really thought it was like a renewal of your Baptism and there was actual water involved. Would I be lowered into a vat of water while I prayed? Would someone pour water on my head? I…
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field” (Matthew 13:44). When it comes to faith, how deep do you want to dive into the mysteries of God? Maybe…
“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him” (Job 13:15). If you’re married, you may have vowed before God that you’d stick with your spouse for “better or worse, in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part.” If you’ve done that, you may have already experienced the “worse” or perhaps you’ve…