Maybe my new year’s resolution should be this: stop trying to so hard. I’ve always leaned towards over-achievement. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I really like doing things well. I used to be fairly good at it until I had kids! LOL! But I still like it. I was always very intrinsically motivated […]
I chose the book 60 Days of Happiness* as a gift from Tyndale in exchange for a review on my site, and I am so HAPPY that I did! (Which is good because the book is all about happiness!!) I don’t need to write much about Randy Alcorn, the author. He is a New York […]
Sometimes we can forget that God has feelings too. We are made in His image. We have emotions because He first had them. He can feel joy and gratitude, sadness and anger, pain and remorse. He is the Author of humor. He is the original Artist. He loves music and beauty. He is orderly and […]
Before I get into it, let me just say that I am definitely not opposed to studying the Bible. God’s precious Word should be studied and examined so that we can know Him and follow in His ways. He is worthy of our diligence, and we can learn the way to live. But I had […]
When asked which law was the most important, Jesus responded with, “Love.” All the laws can be summed up in this one commandment: LOVE. If we love Jesus, we won’t sin. We will keep His commandments. I used to see this verse as an instruction, now I see it as a description. A description of […]
The underlying truth to the suggestion that God is a communicating God lies in His nature and character. It is literally impossible to read the Bible and not see God talking with His people in some form or another, and they in return, hearing Him. During the decade I served as a missionary in East […]
Sometimes life is a hard-hitter. All you can do is try to make it through each round without getting knocked out. Hopefully throw a few good jabs in there at times, but mostly just not get killed. That’s a little how life has felt lately. A lot of stinging like a bee, not as much […]
How Much Is Too Much Grace? I used to be a little nervous around Grace. It is so other-worldly and Jesus-dependent that it’s sometimes hard to know what to do with it. We know Grace is a good thing, but it is easy to feel the need to be careful lest it takes over and […]
(The following is an adapted selection taken from my ebook “7 Biblical Ways to Hear God’s Voice.” It’s available FREE to our readers here. Learning to hear God’s voice literally revolutionized my life, so I really enjoy being a part of others’ journeys to hear Him better as well!) The Role of the Holy Spirit when Hearing […]
Have you ever felt guilty for not doing everything you think Jesus wants you to do? If you were serious about following Him you would need to try harder to obey. Right? God must be upset with you over your failures and just wants you to get with the program. True? This is a critical question we […]
