What we’re going through is difficult—so difficult this may seem a nonsensical, pointlessly religious thing to say. But I truly believe this is less about the virus, and more about who God wants to be for you through all this, and who you’ll be when it’s over. If that makes any sense to you, then …
The Question
Driving through fields of wild mustard, thinking of one little seed times millions, and paraphrasing in my head one of my favorite scriptures: “Does it mean God no longer loves us if we experience disasters, heartache, deprivation, oppression, and threats to our lives? Of course not! Nothing in the entire universe can ever lessen his …
No Matter What
No matter what’s going on, you can make this day—this hour—one you live in the empowering awareness of what God can do, rather than in debilitating anxiety over what you can't. “I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is …
Let Peace Rule
God's kingdom is "righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17b). That doesn't mean there won't be hardships and pain. Obviously. It means Jesus will always provide a grace that’s greater than the pain, and a way to live that’s more powerful than the hardships. God’s peace in particular has been on my …
Open Door
I keep getting a picture in my head of someone wasting away in a prison cell, shaking in fear curled up against a cold stone wall. But the door is wide open. It’s reminding me that no matter what we face, we have all God's love, grace, healing, wisdom, peace, and joy available to deal …
Equip Your Spirit 