I’m currently participating in Beth Moore’s Esther study for the second time. It is a study filled with great truth on destiny and finding God when His name is nowhere in a circumstance. One of the studies for this week tied Esther 4 to Joel 2. Joel is one of those minor prophets that you’ve read once or twice if …
Delighting in the Scriptures: Exodus 3:16
This year I have committed to read through the Bible. It’s been a few years since I intentionally set out to do that, and so far so good. I’ve wrapped up Genesis and into Exodus. What’s been an absolute joy to me is the way God is causing individual verses tucked in the midst of Scriptures I know well to …
9 Daily Truths to Absorb
Somedays (okay, lots of days) others say it better than I do. This is one of those times. I love these daily truths from Mary DeMuth. Absorb these. What would you add?
What’s Your Word for 2013?
Sometimes I think God gives us a theme verse or word for the year. Kind of a heads-up or light shining down the path in front of us. I’ve been asking God over the last several weeks what my word or theme for this year is. I don’t remember where I first ran into the idea, but I love …
Where is God in Tragedy?
Because I have kids who bracket the ages of those murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary, it’s been a time of questions and lots of putting myself in those families’ shoes. One of the curses of being a writer is the empathy that floods me in events like this. I feel the pain and horror. I’ll be sitting in church watching …
Monday Meditation: Your prayer has been heard
Yesterday morning our pastor taught out of Luke 1. In an example of the Bible being alive and active, a passage that I thought I knew inside and out took on fresh life and meaning. Look at Luke 1:13. Before we go there, let me admit that this is not where the pastor had us. He summarized it before moving …
A Pause to Soak in His Presence
It’s the week after Thanksgiving. We’re racing toward Christmas. Even with Thanksgiving occurring a week early, it feels like a race. When did we decide that this organized (or not so organized) chaos was restful, relaxing, conducive to a joyful season? When did the joy of gifting something to one we love become replaced by the pressure to find the perfect gift? …
What does it mean to have an Inheritance from God?
This is a post from last year. Still very true… One of the things I am studying right now is exactly that question. What does it mean to be a daughter of the King — and by extension to have an inheritance from Him? I’m trying to get a head-start on a Beth Moore study I’ll be leading for the …
Being Thankful…all the time
This week I’m rerunning a few of my older posts. Regardless of where we are, thankfulness is important. May you experience a fresh sense of thankfulness this week.Ever had a season where you just couldn’t dig deep to find a reason to be thankful? I bet we all have. Here are a few verses that really put it in context… …
Women in High Def: review
If you’re like me, you may keep your eyes open for devotionals that encourage and challenge you where you are. For me that means running sixteen different directions and trying to find ways to love and serve God in the chaos and find Him in the busyness. I was just telling some friends that my heart’s cry is to be …