My mother passed away in 2017. She was one of the most faithful individuals I’ve ever known. She always loved Jesus, but her faith intensified when God brought her through a bout of brain cancer in 1980. She shared her story with many, and she always gave God full credit for her healing. If I…
Come, let us return to the Lord; For he has torn us, that he may heal us; He has struck us down, and he will bind us up. (Hos. 6:1 ESV) What an unpleasant thought! The Lord has torn us and struck us down? Surely not. The Lord is my Shepherd. The God I know…
How can we be here again? That was my thought when, for the third time in five years, the head coach my husband worked for was fired. For those unfamiliar with the world of big-time football, when the head coach is fired, it seldom bodes well for the rest of the staff. The incoming head…
Throughout the Old Testament, the Israelites faced many adversaries. When Joshua was close to the end of his life, he warned the Israelites that the land of the Philistines was one of the areas they still needed to defeat (Josh. 13:1–3). Because the Philistines were not completely removed as God had commanded, Israel faced them…
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12 NLT) As I read this passage from the Book of John, I scratched my head, my brow furrowed in confusion, and exclaimed, “What’chu talkin’…
My youngest daughter sold her goats. The same goats she had worked so hard to save her money to buy, the same goats she had prepared for by working with farmer friends of ours who raised goats to find the best animals for her plans, and the same goats she had spent almost a whole…