Our Father in Heaven
Ten reasons why I love having a heavenly Father: 1. Because I struggle with who I am supposed to be. But in my Father, I know exactly who I am supposed to be (Matt.5:48) 2. Because I have many needs, … Read More
Keep Building
I was reading in 1 Kings 9 the other day and I noticed that God appeared to Solomon two times. The first time was at Gibeon when God told Solomon he could ask for anything his heart desired and Solomon … Read More
You Are Valued, More Than You Know
I simply wanted to tell you that I am happy to know you and I value the person that you are. More than that, God values the person that you are. You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). I … Read More
He Delights to Forgive
One of the aspects that I love most about God is His willingness to forgive. His forgiveness is what leads to my trust in Him. I think part of the reason we sometimes have difficulty trusting human relationships is that … Read More
Being Away from Home
It’s been nice to be back in Alabama with family and friends, but I am ready to be home with my church family. Ten things I have learned from our trip: 1. There’s a comfort and ease being with family … Read More
Ready for Every Good Work
“Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work”–2 Tim. 2:21. God wants to use you, … Read More
A Life of Love
Love is patient. That means impatience with anybody for any reason is unloving. Love is kind. That means “keeping to oneself” all the time is unloving. Love does not envy. That means to love, we are happy when another person … Read More
Glorious Humility
God has been and continues to teach me so much about what it means to be humble. The funny thing is, the moment I think I’m humble, what is doing the “thinking” is my pride. One thing that God has … Read More
Pray and Give
Giving is one of the most difficult personal theologies to discover. When should we give? How much should we give? To whom should we give? Why should we give? What should we give? All of these questions, and more, have … Read More
His Burden is Light
Jesus tells us that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. This is such a huge encouragement to me because I often convince myself that following Jesus is simply too hard. Loving like Him is too hard. Living … Read More