“Mary responded, ‘I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true’.” Luke 1:38a NLT You want me to do what, Lord? The first time I heard the Lord call me away from my twenty-seven-year career to focus on ministry, I literally laughed. Surely, I heard him wrong. Surely, he didn’t […]
“Guard your hearts, above all else, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 When I went on my first Mission Trip, it was to Haiti in December of 2015. It was happenstance that it was in December. But the four years following that, I ventured to Haiti in December on purpose. Because when
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“O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say
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“Keep creating in me a clean heart. Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you.” Psalms 51:10 (TPT) I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’ve been a little bit grumpy lately. Well, maybe a lot. But with all due respect, these past eight weeks have been more chaotic and more challenging
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“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 These past few weeks have been met with tragedy upon tragedy in our lives, yet as much as my heart hurts, my soul rejoices. And for some reason that just seems so wrong. How can I possibly rejoice when lives have been
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“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it might benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness,
“Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.” Hosea 6:3 Have you ever stopped to think about the one thing that God can’t do? Wait a minute?! Did she
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“We do this by keeping our eye on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 I had the opportunity to visit the Billy Graham Library last week. I’ve never really known much about him or his family, except that they were faithful evangelists. And sometimes, there is a misconception that those
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“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the
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