“Be strong, fear not! Here is your God. He comes with vindication; With divine recompense. He comes to save you.” Isaiah 35:4 I was listening to the radio some time ago and the radio personality host was talking about the… Read More ›
Faith
The search for the perfect mother
The journey of a mother in search of a role model to be the perfect mother…. My deepest desire is to be the perfect mom. Each day I strive to be the best and each day I fall short. So… Read More ›
Companionship in the desert
Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. Psalm 23:4 Have you ever walked in a desolate place by yourself?… Read More ›
A journey of change
“I have decided not to let this Lent go by like rain on stones, leaving no trace. I will let it soak into me, changing me. I will be converted. I will turn again to the Lord and love Him… Read More ›
Do you feel there is a dark cloud hovering over you?
“Thus says the Lord, if you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom… Read More ›
Deeper meaning of fasting
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked… Read More ›
Whose voice am I listening to and what lies am I believing?
“…I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him…” Deuteronomy 30:19-20 We… Read More ›
Nothing can separate you from His love
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God… Read More ›
Self-advice
“Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10 Today’s reading was from 1 Samuel 3, when God calls out to Samuel multiple times and he doesn’t recognize that it is God calling until Eli tells him to answer, “speak,… Read More ›
Gifts of a lonely Christmas
“Go and search diligently for the child…” Matthew 2:8 Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. A significant part of the Christmas story. A story of light, prophesy and gifts. As I reflect on the gospel reading this morning,… Read More ›