My Summer Bible Reading Plan

Can I let you in on a little secret? It’s about one of those things we don’t like to talk about or admit. When the topic comes up, we’re likely to just smile and nod and hope no one asks us anything directly. It’s about something we all readily agree […]

In Him: 10 Truths from Colossians

In Christ … We have redemption.  He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:13-14 All things were created. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, […]

15 Ways to Pray for Your Church

I love Easter Sunday. Everything about it … from the little girls with hairbows bigger than their heads to the teary eyes throughout our sanctuary as we sing of the resurrected Christ. I love the newness Easter brings, the hope and the life we experience in Christ. Last night our […]

10 Tips for a Great Quiet Time {2016 Update!}

In 2012 I wrote a post with tips for a great quiet time … since then, it’s been shared, pinned, tweeted, and viewed thousands of times. It’s a great post and I still believe every word of it. But, Ithought it might be time for a little bit of updating […]

A Prayer for the Days Everything Is Falling Apart

The past few months have been full of hard days. More often than not my prayer has simply been, “Help me, Lord!” Maybe you have been in one of those hard seasons too? Maybe if feels like everything is falling apart? Maybe all the dreams and plans you had for […]