I Belong Here

Some mornings I wake up with a song in my head. Most of those mornings it is clear to me that the Lord has something to share with me. This morning I awoke to a song in my head, but I had in mind to write about something else. However, the song was playing so clearly...

Divine Favor

Divine favor is another word for God’s grace. Unfortunately when you do a web search for “divine favor,” some disturbing things come up. The first three websites have to do with gaming, magic and witchcraft. Mixed in and out of the choices is an occasional...

Purified Hope

One of our greatest challenges of Christianity is the discipline of waiting on God. It’s been said that God’s timing is perfect, it’s just three days late for us. Now that may bring a wry smile of agreement to your face, but think about its truth. We do not like...

You Have No Choice

One of my favorite chapters in the New Testament is 2 Timothy 3, and as our pastor was reading it, I read again for the first time a verse that somehow has escaped my notice. I think it may be that I so often concentrate on the first nine verses that warns of perilous...

Trusting In God

I am an author who loves books and the written word. I love being able to use words that form sentences, bringing coherent thought and provoking conversation. So books have always been a very important resource to me. It is in reading from which most of my education...