They watched while I played underneath my grandmother’s honeysuckle, sliding the stamens out of the bud and licking the sticky nectar onto my tongue. They smiled as I dropper-fed the tiny bunnies that my daddy found orphaned in our field. They observed every night as I lay on my back, watching my mother’s mouth form words while her voice rose …
“Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) This verse has to be one of the most discouraging in the Bible. I never have been or ever will be perfectly obedient. Fortunately, the Hebrews’ writer explains that rigorous obedience to rules never makes anyone perfect (Hebrews 10:1). So how am I perfect, even as my Father …
Until about two years ago, I’d never seen inside a helicopter in my life. I’d never thought about it really. Never had any true interest. But priorities change and now, I go to the AeroCare helipad about four times a year. Thankfully, my visits have nothing to do with the medical emergencies that’s made these bright red helicopters famous. No medical …
As I reflect on the past year, I wanted to repost one of my favorites from last Christmas. Maybe it’s one of my favorites because the author is one of my favorites. You guessed it, today’s post is from Hannah Persall Svebakken, our oldest daughter. You’ve read several posts about her, but maybe you missed her own special post that she …
Father, why do I keep guilt simmering in my life? What do you mean? Well, it seems that I’m always either guilty that I did something or guilty that I didn’t. What are you afraid of? I am afraid of upsetting you somehow. I don’t want to displease You, but then again, don’t really know what …
My Dear Child, I see you. Because you have accepted My righteousness, I can’t help but keep watch over you at all times (Psalm 34:15). Whether you feel it or not, you are the apple of My Eye (Zechariah 2:8). I know that envisioning My dimension is somewhat difficult for your finite mind, yet the fact remains. …
No matter what a man’s past may have been, his future is spotless. —John R. Rice Meditate on these verses today: “A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish” Isaiah 42:3 “Since you are precious in My sight, since you are honored and I love you, …
What does my future hold? Last year, Mark and I had two granddaughters, I expanded my freelance writing, and I began praying with a group of ladies that has rocked my world. What will this year hold? Even as I talk about my future plans, I know very well that “(I) do not know what (my) life …
In the same way that the Kudzu vine stifles any life underneath it, worry does the same in our hearts. In fact, I would go so far as to say that: Worry changes our future. When the Word talks about our future, He uses words like hope, wisdom, glory, and a treasure of fulfilled living. He …
