I love Christmas music but there is one song that causes me to stop and worship every time I hear it and is my favorite, O Holy Night. O Holy Night was written by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure in 1847. Placide, the commissionaire of wines in a small French town, was also a…
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.’ Matthew 13:14 Hearing God’s voice is like seeing Elvis. I should know; I saw Elvis on a recent trip to Hawaii. We were staying in a resort on the big island…
For Christmas, a friend of mine just gave me a beautiful picture that simply says “Trust in the Lord.” She made me hang it within eye-shot from where I work every morning. My friend knows me so well. From the moment I take my first sip of coffee and begin my quiet time,…
This month, I am saying goodbye after four years of leading women’s ministry at our church. I leave with mixed emotions because no one has volunteered to take over the job, but I am confident God is raising up a new leader. At the farewell Christmas party, the ladies from our women’s ministry team gave…
Marriage is like taking two rough rocks and placing them in a polisher and letting them rub together for a period of time. What happens when they emerge from the polisher? They are smooth and beautiful, but only because they have spent time together and removed all the rough ugly spots. They become beautiful stones…