Fall is officially (both meteorologically and astronomically) here, y’all! Even though today, September 22, 2024, marks the beginning of the astronomical fall season, I always side with the weather man’s definition of my favorite season. September 1, every single year, come rain or shine, is the beginning of the meteorological fall season. I don’t know why, but […]
Inside-Out Living
Relaxed Reliance on Him
It seems that the mantra in today’s self-help world is I’ve got this! I’m strong and well-able to make life work myself by eating right, working out, following the principles of the latest and best self-help guru (fill in the blank), and the list goes on and on and on. I’m not knocking healthy life […]
His Prescription for Godly Feelings
Feelings, nothing more than feelings … If you grew up in the seventies and eighties, you might’ve heard a familiar tune as you read those words. They are the words of a lovesick man whose feelings are unrequited. Even though the writer of this song seemingly tries to downplay the importance of feelings in the […]
Happy Holiness
Have you ever heard the saying, “What you focus on grows”? When it comes to expressing my flawless identity in Christ, I have found this to be true. When we mess up, the natural tendency is to focus on our failure. The thing is, the more we focus on our failure, the worse we feel. […]
He Is Not Convicting You
If you are a Christian and are struggling with feelings of guilt over sins you’ve committed, then you need to stop it. Yes, I said, “Stop it!“ Maybe you think by feeling guilty you are somehow helping to pay for your sins. But this is not biblical and it’s certainly not the gospel of grace […]
Get out of Your Head and into Your Heart
Back in the spring of 2016, I was going through hard, hard circumstances on several different levels: health, family, and ministry. My emotions were raw, and the anxiety was so bad at times that I broke out in hives. Super spiritual, right? But Jesus did what He always does, not matter what is going on […]
Live Christ, Live Happy!
Are you a believer in Christ, but have this gnawing feeling that something is missing from your life? You can’t quite put your finger on it. All you know is that you aren’t experiencing the love, joy, and peace other believers seem to be experiencing. You’re not alone. I’ve felt it, too, and would venture […]
Your Settled Significance in Christ
True confession. Because of my fear of failure, I dropped out of college twice before I started the third time and stayed the course, earning my Bachelor of Science in Mathematics for Secondary Education. I made straight A’s in high school and couldn’t bear the thought of making anything less than perfect in college. And […]
Do You “Get” Grace?
Your love story with Jesus might be a bit like mine. I lived for over thirty years not knowing I became a brand-new person when I accepted Him. And because of not knowing who I was in Christ, I lived just like I wasn’t in Him. In 1997, while going through some heartbreaking circumstances, I began […]
How God is Changing Lives through Fifty Days in His Pursuing Love Devotional
In last week’s blog post, “What’s So Good about Friday, Part 1,” I told you that this week’s post would be Part 2. Sorry, but I won’t be sharing that today. Instead, I want to let you know how God is already changing lives through my newest book, Fifty Days in His Pursuing Love Devotional, […]
