“I Am” is Christmas
Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am... ”. (John 8:58 ) The name IAM is the connection of Jesus, God incarnate of the New Testament to the person of God from the Old Testament.…
Resurrection Power! Overcoming Thru the Cross of Christ
Last week was a well-timed kickoff of my online virtual Zoom study for Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament: A Creative Bible Study Experience. We contrasted how Eve and Adam handled the Serpent's deception, and how Christ managed the Devil's…
Your Watershed Moment
In Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament: A Creative Bible Study Experience , I share a true-life story of a vital decision-point in our lives. I was eight months pregnant when an invitation to a free marriage retreat arrived from…
How (and Why) to Have A Ministry Minded Marriage
…whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant… (Matthew 20:26) We have been married AND in ministry 42 years! The day we got back from our honeymoon, we taught a youth ministry class and then stayed there…
Hope for Humanity- Hope for YOU!
Have you ever felt like this? You drag yourself through the front door and into your home. Your arms are loaded with more work than you can possibly ever get done, so you drop the burden of books, to-do files,…
5 Biblical Principles for Building a Spiritual Legacy
Friends introduce friends to friends! So please meet my wise, godly, and kind friend, Kathy Howard. Her heart is as big as Texas-- for the Bible and for family! I know you will gain from her Biblical wisdom on ways…
6 Ways to Cultivate Hope
I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope. (Acts 26:2 MSG) This is my “Verse of the Year” for 2021 and my “Word of the Year” is HOPE! As we all deal…
7 Ways to Move From Panic to Peace
Many in my world, from friends to audience members, have shared a struggle with what they deem as “panic attacks”. I have sent an email, personalized to each so often in the past year, that I thought I would post…
How to Build a Stronger Life
How to Build a Stronger Life This past Mother’s Day, I spoke in church on Three Great Traits of a Wonder Woman. Point Two was “She Brings on the Blessings”. Blessing means the ability to have a happy, flourishing, and…
Merry and Bright! 15 Things To Do Instead of Complaining
Are you finding this Covid-Crazy lockdown squelching your “Merry and Bright” this Christmas season? I am currently teaching Discovering Joy in Philippians: A Creative Bible Study Experience as a zoom Meet Up. Inside the last chapter I covered, there…