If you’re looking for a father who will never leave, God is the Everlasting Father. My father died in February 1992, way before I was ready to say good-bye. I grew up in a secure, loving home, and I never doubted my daddy’s love for me. When I was little, he taught me the alphabet […]
When you’re afraid to die, God is the Deliverer from Death. For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:8-9 (ESV) Pinch me and tell me I’m dreaming. Please…. tell me this is just a nightmare, and I’ll wake up […]
When you need a fresh start, God is the Creator, making all things new. What was she thinking? When I heard about her outrageous social media post, my first thought was, “How could anyone be so foolish? How could she be so mean-spirited? Didn’t she consider the consequences?” What was she thinking? Clearly, she wasn’t […]
When you’re hungry for something more, Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. John 6:35 (ESV) I squirmed in my barstool at the kitchen counter as I read the email on my laptop […]
God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 (ESV) Boxes, boxes, boxes! Everywhere I turned, I had to navigate a maze of boxes. I wanted things in […]
“One year ago. See your memory.” The Ghost of Christmas Past, in the form of a Facebook memory, was haunting me. Taunting me. Wanting me to notice how much has changed. Staring at me was a picture of last year’s Christmas choir program. I felt a twinge of sadness as I glanced at our group, […]
I put up my Christmas tree before Thanksgiving because… well, why not? I notice others are doing the same thing. While Thanksgiving signifies thankfulness for what God’s don in the past, Christmas gives us hope. And this year, we all need a huge dose of hope.
How can we grab hold of the desires of our hearts? The Bible says if we delight in the Lord, He will give us the things we search for, yearn for, cry out for. But what does it look like to delight in the Lord? Join me as we get to know God better, align […]