End times…

I have heard so much lately, because of all that is going on in the world, that “the end times are coming”. Some people have even tried to pin down a date. I have understood since becoming a follower of Jesus, that we have been in the end times since Jesus...

Deep Grief and Sadness…

Do you ever get to a place of deep grief and sadness where you don’t want people’s comfort or consolation…you just need to feel it for a minute? I find myself here again. I hate it and I love it just the same. I hate it because it doesn’t feel...

Pride or Assurance…

How secure are you in your faith?  How secure are you in your belief in Jesus that when you think about your own death, you don’t doubt that you will be going to heaven?  I was listening to a teaching that Francis Chan did this week at the church of a friend...

God is so faithful to restore…

Scripture says that the thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy, but that God comes to give us life abundantly. In my last post I wrote about how someone had done wrong to us. But what I have learned from that and from the days following it, again, is about...

Challenged to Forgive…

Forgiveness is easy when the one committing the offense recognizes their wrong and is genuinely remorseful and committed to reconciliation. But what about when they feel justified in their actions? What then? How do you forgive when you are are the victim and you are...

Bible Challenge…

Several months ago, I felt a prompting to begin a “new” journey…a stirring to dig deeper into the scriptures on a more consistent basis, and not to do it alone, but with family and friends. The challenge was to spend time “journeying together...