Peaceful and Powerful

I’ve posted this picture before because it’s kinda nice. But I’m doing it again because though it may look like an idyllic spot I found in the Sonoma hills, I actually took it in a Walmart parking lot. And not the nice Walmart, but the one with the crappy carts. God’s peace, joy, hope, healing, …

He Delights in You

“The enemy tried to overwhelm me during one of the most difficult times of my life. But the Lord is my unceasing source of strength. He rescued me from their waves of hate, and led me to a place of complete freedom and peace. He saved me . . . because he delights in me” …

Empty Hands, Full Heart

When everyone and everything seems to be against you, and you’d like to respond by giving life the finger, first take a moment to open your hand. Open both of them, and let go of the extra burdens you’ve been carrying, the expectations you’ve been juggling, and the broken pieces of your world you’ve been …

Write Now

One of my favorite dreams I’ve had was of a vast, beautiful library in heaven, in which many of the books were waiting to become real on earth. Each was filled with stories of the love, grace, goodness, and power of God in a person’s life. But for one reason or another, not all the …