Father, It was your three-personed wisdom that set the earth’s foundations and established the heavens. You are infinitely loving, eternally…
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Rest for the Weary
The Eagle, the Osprey, and 6 Things Satan Can’t Steal from You.
Maybe you’ve had something precious stolen from you. Something you built over years suddenly crashed to the ground: Your kids, your health, your reputation, your finances, your business. It seems the eagle has swooped in to devour what was yours.
But this is not the whole story for the children of God. When the entire emotional, financial, and physical landscape of our lives seems to be “laid waste,” by an unseen enemy, there is good news: We have the Greater Gideon.
Fly Low Enough to Be Free
How many times have I pushed and struggled against a ceiling, when the open door was on the ground? The kingdom of God is not like the world. In his kingdom the way up is down. The was to save your life is to lose it.
My Father in Famine
We don’t have to look far to see famine in our land today. We are a spiritually impoverished nation. We look to worldly leaders and influencers, but like the judges of Ruth, they are powerless to nourish us. We turn inward to try to help ourselves, save ourselves, love ourselves but find we are not the source of anything. There is only one who is able to feed us in famine, and not just feed us but flourish us.
Potty Training in Quarantine: 5 Lessons from the Throne of Grace
Potty training for me is like childbirth. The first few accidents aren’t a big deal. A little deep breathing, and encouragement from my husband calms me down. Then the hours pass, the dirty laundry grows. The accidents get closer together and more painful.
Watered from Within: Fruit-Bearing Women in a Drought-Scorched Land
Those saved by Christ don’t walk around with a bucket trying to catch runoff rain water. We walk around full of a fountain, welling up inside us for eternal life. We have the fountain. We are watered by Christ himself from within.
