10 Truths when Life is Hard

Sometimes life is hard. We struggle just to stay above water, drowning in the situations and difficulties in our lives.   It happens to all of us … and it can leave us weary.  But these times of struggle, when the concerns of life bear down on our hearts and […]

Holy Week Meditations: A God Who IS

And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” Exodus 4:14 NASB He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Matthew 28:6 NASB “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning […]

Holy Week Meditations: A God Who Understands Our Pain

And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SARACHTHAN?” which is translated, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?” Mark 15:34 Have you ever felt forsaken? Has pain threatened to crush your heart, your spirit? Today, Good Friday, this One who […]

Holy Week Meditations: A God Who Helps Us

For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 Lately, I’ve been trapped in a worn out frame of mind … can’t focus, can’t think, can’t process, can’t go another step.  Can. Not. I’ve watched […]

Holy Week Meditation: A God Who Catches Tears

I had an ugly cry a few weeks ago.  The kind that gives you a headache and leaves your eyes puffy for a couple of days … yeah, that kind of ugly cry.   I was mad and hurt and frustrated and utterly helpless. As tears rolled down my face, […]