I love a great story! Last night at our church our pastor urged us to tell our stories of hope, healing, and experiencing the love of God. He referred us to Luke 8, where we learn that Jesus healed a… Continue reading

Christmas decorations were dragged out of storage and put up in my home a little early this year. Customarily I wait until after Thanksgiving to put up the tree and “make the Season bright.”  But I wanted to enjoy the… Continue reading

In the last decade, here in these United States affiliation with a Christian church of any type has steeply declined from about 78% to 60%. This notable shift created a group called “Religiously unaffiliated adults” – people who are either… Continue reading

Abba, I am here before You, listening, ready to hear the ‘still, small voice’ of the Spirit as He leads me into this day. Grant me the wisdom to let go of yesterday into Your hands protected from regret and… Continue reading

The man insisted that he was a good person and I believed him. Like millions of Americans, he is convinced that his own brand of morality is sufficient to make him right with God. Compared to a mass murderer he… Continue reading

Abba, You have been my guide and keeper through all my days. I worship You. Keep me focused on the joy in the journey, willing to walk in humble surrender to Your leading. Let me hold onto the “living hope (that… Continue reading

“E pluribus unum” the United States’ unofficial motto, appears on our currency, meaning ‘out of many, one.’  The aspiration was that the 13 original colonies, ranging from the independent Yankees of New England, to the aristocrats of Virginia, to the… Continue reading

For many years our family had summer vacations in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, creating some great memories there on the beaches and sand dunes. Last week I saw video clips from Buxton, NC showing beautiful vacation homes falling… Continue reading

Morning Prayer 39 Abba, I come humbly this morning seeking to know you better.“You make known to me the path of life;You will fill me with joy in your presence.” (Psalm 16) So I ask, Jesus, that my heart will… Continue reading

Abba, You are God alone. Teach me, anew, to find rest in the truth that Your will prevails, that You hold my destiny in Your hands. I see the evil around me, and I am tempted to doubt Your care,… Continue reading