Christmas is here! This is my favorite time of year. I love the decorations, the cookies, the gifts, the music, pretty much everything. Yet as much as I enjoy those things, I cannot overstate how exciting the real meaning of Christmas is to me. It is the birth of our Savior. I think most people [...]

To sum up my last post on grief I want to address the promises to God’s Word to love and care for us. God loves you. Even though you are suffering and the pain is very real. The truth is that God loves you and He always will. Testing, trials and pain are all part [...]

This week I’ve been thinking about sin, the love it takes for Christ to forgive us, and the love it takes for us to forgive each other. Maybe for some of you true forgiveness comes quickly and easily, but for people like me it can be a difficult process. I always think justice is necessary, [...]

I must admit shock at the behavior of some Christians. I supported John McCain because of a few key issues, but he lost. That’s disappointing, but not upsetting to me. I have a hard time understanding the angst and fear exhibited by Christians over the election of Obama. I am troubled by Christians involved in [...]

I love words, whether I’m writing or speaking, words come very naturally. Recently, I’ve been studying the book of Job. His friends caused him a lot of trouble. Here is poor Job, devastated by his loss, the death of all his children. His friends come with the intention of speaking what they perceive to be [...]

I have been studying Genesis recently and came across a portion of Scripture that made me think of adoption. I’ve mentioned Sarah in a previous essay about Infertility. In Genesis 11, I was reading through a genealogy of Abraham. Generally, I find these to be rather boring, but yesterday, it certainly was not! It mentions [...]

I think most of us can think of a time when there was a bratty kid at the grocery store. A usually good child who just doesn’t want to be there. Picture him, a little boy with big eyes and a wide smile. His mom has him perfectly styled and they seem to be the [...]

In my never-ending search to discover women and their importance in Scripture, another peculiar idea came to mind, influence. Over and over again in the Bible tells stories of women influencing their husbands for good and evil. The first time I thought of this was a mention of Solomon in Nehemiah 13: 26 “He was [...]

Relationships are the often the greatest blessing in our lives. Husbands and wives, parents and children, friends, these are all part of our life’s primary focus. I remember vividly those first moments of connection when I first started dating my husband. My children’s first smiles. Some of the best memories I have are the ones [...]

Good Works The first thing that comes to mind is that our good works identify us as God’s children to a lost and dying world. Matthew 5:16 says In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in [...]