“Friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.” – Philippians 4:8 MSG So you have this friend … She sighs heavily as she plops down beside […]
“For whoever finds me finds life.” Psalm 8:35 NIV Do you know the U.S. Government sets a monetary value for a human life? They do. It goes up and down. (Weird that it goes down!) As of 2010, if you are a citizen of the United States, the government values your […]
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. – Psalm 23:4 ESV Are you feeling flat in your faith? Do words like hope and perseverance sound like a joke? Do you ever wake up ready to quit being the good wife, mother, neighbor, or friend? I know I have. When […]
“Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” Revelation 19:9 Have you ever attended an event and had really lousy seats? Like the very top row of a gazillion row arena, or a seat behind a pole, or worse yet, behind a reallllllly realllllly tall person wearing a realllly tall […]
May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace. – Psalm 144:12 NLT Our teenagers need us. Last week, their security and self-worth were rocked when the Burnbook app made it’s way into the world. Feasting on immaturity and insecurity, this app works […]
“He rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV What would your day consist of, if God were standing beside you telling your adversaries—Leave her alone! What would it look like? Think about that for a minute. If you had the biggest, baddest, strongest, bodyguard EVER—standing right there with […]
“Those who hope in me will not be disappointed.” – Isaiah 49:23 NIV I knew her name before I ever saw her. Mama was yelling her name across a busy parking lot. Poor Mama. She looked frazzled as she raced along with one baby strapped to her chest, one on her heels, and another […]
“But you, O Sovereign Lord, deal well with me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.” Psalm 109:21 NIV I had a favorite sweatshirt. Maybe you know the kind. The ones where you come home from work or church or anywhere else and you strip down to […]
