I wrote my first book, His Banner Over Me Is Pursuing Love, to help Christians understand their flawless identity in Him so that they can enjoy greater intimacy with Him. Guilt and shame are two strong emotions which commonly hinder the believer’s intimacy with Christ. In today’s excerpt of His Banner over Me Is Pursuing […]
Gospel of Grace
The Shack Facts (Part 1)
If you have never heard of The Shack book or The Shack movie, you might be living in a cave—or a shack (tongue in cheek). When the book was first released in 2007, it stirred up quite a controversy in Christian circles. And, not surprisingly, when the movie based on the book premiered in March […]
Are You Drinking This Poison?
A refusal to forgive someone usually begins with an event where another person either purposely or unknowingly causes us pain. Whether we realize it or not, we make a choice soon after the wounding occurs. We either decide to lock the person up in an imagined debtor’s prison until he or she apologizes and/or we […]
How God Spoke to Me through “Chicken Little”
Did you know that God can speak through anything, even animated children’s cartoons? I continually ask the Lord to keep my eyes and ears peeled for all the ways He wants to reveal Himself to me. I don’t want to miss a thing. (I just heard Aerosmith singing in my head.) Not too long ago, […]
The Triple-Crown Kiss from Our Savior
(Since this post was published in May 2017, Justify became the thirteenth Triple-Crown winner in June 2018. Love, love, love his name!) My husband, Steven, is an avid sports fan. He loves to watch most sports, including all three Thoroughbred horse races here in the United States—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes (also […]
The Importance of Seizing and Savoring Every Moment
I love to take walks around our peaceful neighborhood as soon as the weather starts cooperating. Well, I guess it’s peaceful if you don’t time your walk right before school starts or lets out (we live close to the junior high school). One of the things I love most about spring-time walks is that new […]
I Was Totally Unprepared for This Kiss
One morning while I was spending focused time with Jesus, a strong desire rose up within me to experience His affections. I picked up Mike Bickle’s book The Pleasures of Loving God and turned to the chapter that describes the longings of the bride of Christ. The following is a paraphrase of what I read: […]
Ready or Not, Here I Come! Part 2
In last Wednesday’s post, “Ready or Not, Here I Come! Part 1,” I addressed a concern I have about well-meaning Bible teachers and authors (I used to be one of them) telling Christians what they need to be doing to get themselves ready for His return. I shared how in my search for answers I came to the […]
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by Him!
Several years ago, a slogan for a popular candy bar communicated the message that, unless you actually tasted and swallowed the candy bar, you would never know how satisfying it was. It’s the same with Jesus’s Bridegroom love. You will never know how satisfying and intoxicating it is until you experience His exclusive love for […]
Ready or Not, Here I Come!
The title of today’s post, “Ready or Not, Here I Come!” may remind you of hide and seek, a childhood game you used to play. As soon as the seeker finishes counting, he or she yells, “Ready or not, here I come!” and begins searching for everyone who is hiding. My grandchildren, Logan and Sidney, […]
