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Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.  ~Philippians 2:4 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.  ~1 Thessalonians 5:11 I was blessed to attend the 2019 SheSpeaks Conference, which is designed for women who have been called to be […]

My father passed away three weeks ago and losing him has been much harder than I imagined.  After all, I’m a grown woman with adult children.  My dad and I didn’t live near each other so he wasn’t part of my everyday life.  We spoke on the phone from time to time, but only saw

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”  ~John 8:12 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in

My father has been on my mind a lot recently.  And not just because of Father’s Day.  His health is declining and a terrible dementia is rapidly taking over his mind.  A couple of weeks ago, my dad began Hospice care.  My step-mother is his primary care giver and I am thankful for the love

As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord,

I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice.   And I know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has

The reality is, my prayers don’t change God.  But, I am convinced prayer changes me.  Praying boldly boots me out of that stale place of religious habit into authentic connection with God Himself. – Lysa TerKeurst Does God cause things to happen in answer to prayer?  I believe He does.  Do we always get the

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.  ~Mother Teresa Learn to worship God as the God who does wonders, who wishes to prove in you that He can do something supernatural and divine. ~Andrew Murray My husband brought me to the beach for the weekend.  He knows it’s

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. ~Genesis 2:7 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the

So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us.  We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”  ~2 Corinthians 5:20 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~Galatians 5:22-23 Keep putting into practice all