Plans, Confessions & Wisdom
We entered the fourth week of God's Prevailing Purpose with reading Genesis 42:1-13. Here we find the band of brothers coming to Egypt to see if they can buy some grains so they can all survive the famine. In that split second when they bow before Joseph, Joseph...
Adversity Builds Character
The past week has been a time of disappointments, delays, and setbacks for so many. As I have sat and thought about the different situations, the challenges that lay before and the days ahead, I realize this – I have no answer. No solution. No remedy. Nothing. All...
The True Test
“And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven." (Acts 26:19, NLT) "Waiting for a vision that "tarries" is the true test of our faithfulness to God. Watch for the storms of God. The only way God plants His saints is through the whirlwind of His storms. Will...
Less
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Less. The word fell on me in an ironic sort of way. In these unsettling, unstable, and uncertain days we are living, we seem to want more not...
Mama Kisses, Papa Hugs
Mama Kisses, Papa Hugs is a delightful children's book written by Lisa Tawn Bergren and illustrated by Aleksandar Zolotic. Children love a bedtime story and this is a wonderful story which will bring comfort, peace, and rest to children. The book tells the story of a...
More Yet to Come
Everyone has a story to tell and we encourage one another to tell them. We much prefer stories that are heartwarming, tales of success, love and laughter. But life is not always neat and tidy, tied with a bow and made to look pretty. In between those seasons of joy...