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Developing A Sweet Tooth For God
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!” Psalm 34:8 ESV What if the cover of your bible read like a food label? The Bread of Life; made with love, mercy, and grace, organic, no artificial ingredients, only God-breathed, preservative free, yet preserves life, recommend a daily dose, sweeter than honey, taste and see…
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Pentecost Parallels
In honor of Pentecost, I want to share just a few of the great parallels of Scripture. I was reminded this morning, as I read in John 20, of how the Spirit gives life. Follow along with me as we discover the Old in the New! “When he had said this, he showed them his…
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The Love-Sick Bride
Jesus loves me. This I know. For the Bible tells me so. . . These familiar lines first appeared in a novel by Susan Warner in 1860. Originally penned as a poem, they were spoken to comfort a dying child. Most of us know these phrases as a childhood hymn, which they later became thanks…
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Sweeter Obedience
If you are a dog owner, then you know the highlight of your dog’s day is when they hear the sneakers go on and see the leash come out; aka, it’s time to go for a walk! My boxer, Bailey, loves a walk. She has this uncanny ability to hear the moment I pull my…
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Step Out of the Traffic
How do you feel about traffic? If you live in a big city, you probably just rolled your eyes. If you live in a small town, traffic probably means something entirely different to you. Nevertheless, we’ve all been caught in it, delayed by it, and frustrated with it at some point in our lives. What…
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How Am I Supposed To Feel?
Isaiah 40 contains prophetic words later echoed in Luke 3 regarding the ministry of John the Baptist. John the Baptist was a precursor to Jesus Christ and he preached a baptism of repentance. John’s ministry was a preparing of the way for eternal salvation to come through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. As most…
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Invitation to Come Home
They say home is where the heart is, however, in the wake of a global pandemic, it’s also where the majority of us have been told to stay put. Home. While it seems everything except for Monday has been canceled, we’ve been stripped down to the people, pets, and possibilities that reside in the walls…
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Adrenaline for Jesus
I was a competitive runner for many of my younger years. For you runners out there, I was an 800 meter state champion, I ran a 5:10 mile, and my fastest 5k was 18:54. I know what it means to press on through the pain for the victory that waits ahead. I’ve also given birth…
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Witnesses to Me
What does it mean to be a witness to Jesus? The New Oxford American Dictionary offers one definition of witness as “an open profession of faith through words and actions.” Depending on the translation, the word for witness in scripture is interchanged with testimony and evidence. So being a witness to Christ means giving an open profession, testimony, or evidence…
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Access For All
What do you tend to take for granted? Freedom. Running water. A loved one returning home. How about the Word of God? What about the one, or two, or possibly even the ten bibles you possess in your own home? Perhaps, on a more subtle note, it’s the fact that your one, or two, or…
When Only Faith Remains
Encouraging and equipping believers to live immersed in God's choicest graces.
When Only Faith Remains 