War is ugly, devastating, stressful, families blown apart, and it has been happening since the beginning of time. While I lost friends in the Vietnam War, all of my family members made it back home from the trenches. I am the lucky one who got them back and got to hear their stories when I
Let us never forget the beauty of the earth. At dusk last evening the colors and sounds of creation were vibrant. Red and gold set the backdrop to the junipers and cedars. The clouds banked like a blue-gray sea with a rising up of a great white mountain. God’s people must rise up in Christ,
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When I think back on my spine surgery this past August, I am reminded of the terror I felt as my granddaughter and I drove to the hospital at 4:30 am the morning of surgery. God had already done a mighty work in my mind, heart, and soul about it. I was at peace, trusted
In the chaos, life is so disruptive it is hard to see the truth, act kindly, feel peace in the Holy Spirit, and just be able to be still in the moments to think clearly. Our first thought is to speak, act, or run off somewhere else that is safer. This world seems to have
Our faith grows strong in the roots of God’s Word, becoming warriors in Prayer, emulating Jesus’ life on earth and His Saving Sacrifice. You can do all of these but still have shallow roots of faith if your heart posture is not God-centered. You can be sure the enemy tests your weaknesses so that you
Sometimes we get so caught up in the changes we want to happen around us, that we do not recognize the changes God needs to make within us. This is why a personal, daily relationship is so important. Change is always hard no matter who or what it is. We must leave behind what was
Life is full of twists and turns, wars in homes and in the world, joyful seasons and lessons to learn. Within it all who do you follow? Who is your go to? What are you learning? The One who knows the bigger picture, the plan, the leader and orchestrator of life is at work on
What season are you in right now in your life? Holding on to hope? Treading deep waters of confusion? Basking in the Son light? Seasons are full of struggles, pain, joys, disappointments, beauty after a storm are all part of life on earth. The way we cope or embrace each season is our choice. God
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I stood on the deck in the early hours of this morning as the cool breeze swept across my face and thanked God to be alive. As the hawks piercing sounds resonated through the forest I closed my eyes and listened with the thought quickened in my spirit that it’s good to be alive in
Angels have assignments. Some sing around the throne of God. Some are sent as our guardians on earth. Some are warriors. The war between good and evil is real. We live it every day. There are prayer warriors, family warriors, world warriors, war room warriors, and spiritually led leader warriors who seek to do Gods
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