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So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” – Genesis 41:41Isn’t it interesting that the word appointment comes from within the ...

You don’t have to have a big nose to have heard the childhood mantra, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Just because it’s ...

I sat there, feet dangling off the edge of my bed. My ruffled pajama bottoms hung past my ankles and hovered over the top of my toes.Bedtime was my favorite ...

Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. – Jeremiah 33:3At some point, we all wrestle with why ...

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ~ James 1:17When I made my ...

My God; I shall seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You… Your lovingkindness is better than life. – Psalm 63:1, 3Do you ever wish someone understood, appreciated, respected, and ...

Many mommas go into adoption with the idea that after a year or two of newness, kids will settle in and life will get back to normal. A new normal, ...

What is that in your hand? —Exodus 4:2Amid a windfall of miracles and supernatural events among the Five Thousand, Jesus’ disciples seemed worried. While blinded eyes opened, lame legs walked, ...

Jesus spoke several times concerning how people would feel about Christians because of our relationship with Him.Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you ...

I have spent a lot of my Christian life feeling guilty over what I am not doing in the kingdom of God. It’s not that I am not committed to ...

The Gospel in Cultural KeyCultural engagement is one of the reasons the early church was so successful at evangelism. They had a habit of getting into the mind-set of pagans ...

It was a bitter cold Sunday in December when my heart wore the weather. At the time, we were attending a church teeming with prolific twentysomethings. Most all the women ...

I had a lot of ideas about God that weren’t actually God’s ideas about God.When our lives initially got stretched through our marital pain, the picture I had of Him ...

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – ...

I truly believe that when the Creator of the Universe made us in His image He gave us all the ability to create art.You may be tempted to argue that ...

Much as I admire activists, I am not one. Most days I sit alone in my home office staring at a computer screen while pressing plastic keys that make an ...