God Is Sovereign: Pray, Vote, Share, Rest
When we understand what it means that our almighty and all-wise God is sovereign, we can pray, vote, share, and rest.
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The Short Answer to Why We Worship God (Praise Picture)
Why do we worship God? Fair question. I heard a great answer on the radio. I missed who said it, but I didn't miss what they said. "We don't worship God to gain His approval but to bask in His love and acceptance." Bask away everyone! ...
How Now, Mooo Cow? (Clubhouse Jr. Magazine)
Hey, diddle diddle. The cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped onto the roof. Focus on the Family published my article, How Now, Mooo Cow? in their Clubhouse Jr Magazine! I fell in love with them when Larry and I lived on the edge of a cow pasture. There's...
When God Clears the Mist
We don't always know what God's up to. His ways can seem confusing, almost misty. Sometimes He parts the mist and reveals what He's doing. Other times, He asks us to walk by faith, not by sight. No matter how confused we may be about God's ways, we can walk in...
It’s Summer Reading Time! Load Up On Great Books
I get more reading done on vacation than any other time. I've discovered some of my favorite authors while reading on the beach in summer or next to a fire in winter. I'm sharing some of my favorites over the next three months, starting with this one: Hungry for God,...
When Your Heart is Broken, Ask the Right Question: What For? not Why? or What if?
When your heart is broken, there's a right question to ask and some wrong ones. My friend Traci should know. Her heart didn't just break; it shattered when her daughter Anna died in a car wreck on a lonely stretch of highway four years ago. God taught Traci the right...
We Will Not Forget — We Must Not Forget
My son Bobby met a war hero. We will not forget. We must not forget. Bobby spent almost an hour talking with a man who'd fought on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge. Bobby held this hero's medal and marveled at the stories he shared of...
When Life Comes Too Fast or Too Hard, Don’t Panic. Do This Instead.
When life comes too fast and too hard (and it will), don't panic. Do this instead: Look to Isaiah 43. May this letter to God, written as a response to His Words through Isaiah, give you the strength and confidence you need today. Father God, Life is coming hard and...
God is Good. Us? We’re Just Not That Good. Bless Our Hearts.
JEAN: My friend Traci Burns and I realized we're just not that good while standing in her front hallway covered in paint. Bless our hearts. I'm not talking about whether we're "good" people. Jesus settled that for us: And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good?...
My Dear Child, I’ll Give You The Victory Because I Love You & I AM Your God
Simply because the Lord loves you. God had promised the Israelites He'd give them cities they didn't build and vineyards they didn't plant, but not because they were great. They weren't, and He knew it. Even before He chose to bless them, He'd known it. Their...
How to Understand John 15: The Vine and the Branches
Understand Jesus’ parable of the vine and the branches in John 15. (Printable copy of David Tryon’s excellent article on “The Vine and the Branches”)
Waiting & Wondering Are Agonizing. God is Amazing!
Waiting can be agonizing. Waiting and wondering can be torture. But God is absolutely amazing! Yesterday God blew me away with His kindness and His ways in the midst of agonized waiting and wondering. He doesn't always answer me in miraculous ways. Sometimes He...
When A Parent Loses A Child, It’s Common to Ask “Why?” (by Traci Burns, A Mother Who Knows)
My friend Traci Burns is a mother who knows the pain of losing a child. She has some wise words to share with us: When A Parent Loses A Child, It's Common to Ask "Why?" by Traci Burns, A Mother Who Knows "Satan stole my child." My heart broke when a friend told me...
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32
