For many years, I lived a religious life and not a Christ-centered life. I didn’t realize there was a difference, that I could be religious without Jesus. I finally had a true “religious experience” – albeit heavy on the “experience” and light on the “religious.” I surrendered control of my life to Christ and was […]

I assume my own heart is the one place where I am always safe and always innocent. Oh, but how I’ve found that to be the opposite sometimes! My heart is fickle and selfish. It will always choose self-preservation over future pain. It would rather strike out at others than admit vulnerability. Some days, my […]

In the holy and the hard You have always been my guard. (Ps 17:8) In the struggle, in the strife, You have breathed in me new life. (Jn 20:22) In the dullness or the grand You have never dropped my hand. (Is 41:13) When there’s loneliness and fear You have held my every tear. (Ps […]

God has numbered three tasks for our lives: to amplify His voice, magnify His glory, and testify for Him. Amplifying means listening so we can translate His presence in our personal testimonies. Magnifying means allowing Him to fill our lives so He becomes visible to others. Testifying happens when we tell the story of how […]

God has placed a passion in your heart that needs to be expressed. He has given you spiritual gifts that He intends for you to use, which makes those gifts a Gift you get to extend back to Him. How amazing that The Giver of All Gifts lavishes us with love that transforms into an […]

I have better perspective when I’m on my knees. The noise of the world becomes muffled as God dials down the volume. I feel God when I bow my will to His. I become solid in the places where I once felt holes in my soul. My breathing slows as I feel the pulse of […]

Being a human means being a part of a larger whole. None of us exists on an island, although some days we might prefer it. If you’re here on this earth, you are here to do more than consume and exist and survive. You were created by love, through love, and for love. Your purpose […]