I was introduced to the phrase “about to have a come apart” several years ago by my good friend Joyce Waid. Joyce no longer has “come aparts” because she is at home with Jesus. The phrase absolutely tickles me to death though and it is now part of my southern colloquialisms. But just what is a come apart? Ever have a day when the…
Blogging through the Book: Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst I confess – I bought the book, Made to Crave, over a year ago. I read bits and pieces of it, but never got serious because I knew it was going to send spiritual daggers right to the core of my weight battle. For me, it…
“This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you.” Exodus 12:2 In a word, how would you describe this past year? I asked a group of people in my church this question and here are some of the responses: confusing, over, blessed,…
Nathan then said to David, “You are the man!” 2 Samuel 12:7 Writing this post is not coming easy. There are times when the words are on the tip of my tongue and fly from my fingertips. But God is getting this one into my head and heart. Yes, sometimes what I write is for me and me…
Consider Jesus Inspired by Hebrews 3:1, “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, CONSIDER JESUS, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession:” If you read my blog much, you know I don’t drift toward poetry – ever! But I just felt in my spirit tonight to ask you to please CONSIDER MY JESUS!…
“Hey Mom, when are we going to get a Christmas tree?” If we asked her once, we asked her a million times! With 7 children in our family, the tortuous Christmas tree question began early in December and was relentless until it was up and decorated. Up until I was about 9, we always had a live…
I am going to ask you a very personal question friends. Is there someone in your life to whom you need to extend forgiveness? Something happened – something little – that slowly built a wall of hostility brick by brick by brick. When the “incident” first happened, you didn’t think too much of the first brick,…
Have you ever googled your way into being sick? You research that one little symptom and all of the sudden, you have cancer! If you google deep enough, you will find all symptoms lead to cancer! Think about how many things we Google each day…recipes, song lyrics, what that weird looking freckle might be…the list could…
“And He could do no miracles there…” Mark 6:5a This verse caused a little whiplash as I read it. I thought I must have misread it because Jesus can do anything, right? Well surely “could” has some deep Greek meaning that is making this verse confusing. I looked up could in Strong’s concordance – ok…
I admit it – I am a science geek! As I read Mark 4, my biology background was running scripts in my head because Jesus talks about seeds almost all the way through the chapter. Seeds contain all the nutrients and resources a plant needs to get its start until the plant is able to…