Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long (Psalm 25:5, ESV). What is the truth? That is a question we should ask about everything we see, read, and hear. Last night at the Gateway Church Shabbat service, the speaker…
“and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV). “You are an over-thinker.” That was a prophetic word I received from a woman who I did not know at a conference a few years ago. While we are supposed to dismiss non-encouraging words like that, I know there is…
“…and the wife must respect her husband.” (Ephesians 5:33, NIV) I love the music from Motown. Anytime I hear it, I’m ready to jump up and sing and dance! One of my favorite songs is R.E.S.P.E.C.T while dancing, all the while thinking that some man better respect me—or else. Now as a Christian woman, I…
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you .” (Psalm 32:8, ESV) What should you do when you don’t know what to do? Perhaps there is a challenge in a work environment, a family scenario, or a friendship and you cannot…
“Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward” (Hebrews 10:35, ESV) I was not a confident teenager. What about you? I was thin and wore silver, thick-lensed glasses. Once a screw fell out of my glasses and for a stretch of time I used a straight pin to keep them together….