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 […]
Have you ever read Jeremiah 32? I absolutely love this story in the Bible: the Babylonian army has moved in, and the land of Israel is under siege. They’re about to be overtaken by their enemies. In fact, God is saying YOU ARE going to be overtaken by your enemies. The situation is less than […]
I’ve long been fascinated with people, specifically their cultures. When I was a little girl, I would go to the library or our family’s set of encyclopedias (yes, pre-Google), and read about different countries and their practices. Sometimes I would try to make costumes like the ones I saw in the picture or food from […]
My husband and I are both missionaries. We met whilst on the field in East Asia. That was in 2004. He had been there a couple of years already and me -newly arrived. We got married a few years later and were raising our 2 kids there until God called us to the US last […]
(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 […]
If Moses were alive today, he might possibly be some type of hipster activist. He was a go-getter. He cared about injustice, and he was willing to do something about it, put his neck on the line. The Egyptians were cruelly oppressing his people, the Israelites, so Moses stepped in and defended one of his […]
The other night, Rich (my husband) and I were watching Mission Impossible 5 (the type of movie I am reluctant to watch but once I do, I get really into and start to draw parallels from the storyline to life’s realities- much to the dismay of my husband!) Anyway, we were watching the movie and […]
Most likely, we will all find ourselves at one point or another waiting for a breakthrough. Waiting for a promotion. Waiting for a spouse (and then waiting ON your spouse!). Waiting to have children. Waiting for a healing. Waiting for understanding. Waiting to get into more meaningful work. Waiting for a broken relationship to […]
Is God sexist? There are a lot of opinions out there. In the world and in the church, but what does God say about Himself? I love the story of Zelophehad’s daughters in the book of Numbers, chapter 27. Israel was a patriarhcal culture. Family lines and inheritance were traditionally determined by one’s gender. But […]
