When you think of May, you think of flowers and spring…or maybe you think of “April showers, bring May flowers.” There is a whole group of people here in the United States that think of another thing - Memorial Day. A holiday that honors those who died that served in our military.
Read MoreThe words of “Great is Thy Faithfulness” remind us that we have the privilege and blessing to know God’s mercies are a daily provision, and his abiding presence gives us hope amid a world filled with hopelessness.
Read MoreRecently I completed my 60 laps around the sun, yes- I turned 60! I was filled with thanks and praise to God. Over the month I wrote down verses which had spoken to me, verses I had prayed through and Bible verses I had lived out across the six decades.
Read MoreI’m prefacing all of this to say that I engage with the world. I engage with the pop culture topics of the day, news headlines, politics, and entertainment. While I remain guarded in what I entertain, I stay up to date so I can have conversations that point back to the Gospel and Jesus’ redemption of lives.
Read MoreFor the past 16 years, I’ve struggled with an eating disorder called Anorexia Nervosa. Unfortunately, this is a part of my story I have not yet overcome, but I hope that with the truth I have found in God's Word, you’ll feel more encouraged because we are walking through this painful season together.
Read MoreIn today's world, living a Christian life has become a very gray area - each church and even each individual finds his/her own way to interpret the Bible - from one verse, you can get hundreds of different religions and personal beliefs. So, how do you know which one is right? How do you know if something is a sin? For example, is TV a sin? Movies? Sports? Some say there are, others scoff and say Jesus really doesn't have an opinion on the topic.
Read MoreBut God used this moment to remind me that we are all broken, even if it looks different for each of us. It doesn’t matter whether we are hopeless, with our lives shattered into hundreds of small pieces, or feel incomplete because we are dealing with big things that have shaken us.
Read MoreIt’s all good when God is in it. I do not know how 2026 greeted you; maybe it is with a diagnosis or death you didn’t expect. Let me reassure you God is standing with you in this mess. He is holding your hand and will NEVER leave you.
Read MoreHere’s to a new year, stretched out before us like an open landscape, the topography untouched, like a new journal waiting to be filled. This is just one exhilarating aspect for me about cross-country skiing: setting out across a wide-open vista where you can almost see the stillness lay across a snowy landscape.
Read MoreI remind myself daily that I am a work in progress and God loves me just as I am. He loves me because he is love and not because of anything I have done.
Read MoreIn a season where I moved from inner cities into the mountains of Kentucky, this song resonated in so many ways with me. It’s a song about no one being left out from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As the hymn goes, even the shepherds were made aware of the moment Jesus was born. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere and angels appearing in the sky alerting you to the birth of a Savior.
Read MoreThe Bible mentions slowing down by talking about a spiritual discipline involving intentional stillness, rest, and a shift from self-reliance to a trusting dependence on God’s timing and strength. Slowing down is hard for everyone.
Read MoreWhen you look in the mirror, He says you are “wonderfully made”. God created ALL of us and every feature and element of our DNA. He is the sculptor of the mountains. God created the perfect symphony with nature. The most beautiful landscape with a sunrise and sunset. Why shouldn’t we, His followers, create beautiful things as well?
Read MoreThe fact remains that I am scared. Certain things in life, when confronted with them, scare me. Like facing my parents’ mortality. It’s like a premature grieving; after all, it is in part what necessitates their move. And yet repeatedly, we are admonished to “fear not, neither be faint-hearted” (Isaiah 7:4).
Read MoreSo, what keeps you going? How do you know and see and feel? Why do you live and eat and sleep? For everything that is ever done, there is purpose. Nothing happens through coincidence. In all of this, we all hunger for something: purpose, power, to be loved, or do something that fills the hole in your heart. You were made for something so much more: to be restored in your relationship with God as Eve and Adam were in the garden of Eden with God face to face.
Read MoreBridge building connects us, and it may just bring others to abiding in the same truth you do through Christ. Invite the Lord to instruct you when you find yourself in conversations that feel like the fiery furnace, and know you are not alone.
Read MoreThe sunflowers need the “sun” in order to grow bigger, stronger/taller, and to thrive in the field. We, as believers, need the “Son” for the same reasons. God, like that farmer, has placed or “planted” each one of us in a specific area/location or “field” for this very reason (Colossians 2:7, 2 Peter 3:18, Proverbs 16:9).
Read MoreGod establishes boundaries to create order and to protect individuals and communities from harm. Boundaries help define who we are and our responsibilities, enabling us to live autonomously within God’s design. When we set boundaries, we are honoring God.
Read MoreOn landing in Chennai, walking out into the crowded waiting area, a cute shrill voice was heard above the hum drum of the airport. ‘Shoba Paatti’, (Granma)! It was Nivin’s welcome call and then we saw a little figure move among the crowd to greet us with huge hugs, the brightest smile ever and a heart full of love.
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