Surrender

Surrender

As usual, I started my morning off reading from my devotionals. I leave My Utmost for His Highest until last because its message usually goes much deeper than most devotionals. Often, it requires several readings for me to wrap my head around the message. Today was no...
Closeness

Closeness

We have three four-legged children. The oldest, Cooper, is an Australian shepherd. Brady is a beagle and doberman mix. Attie, the youngest, is a rottweiler. All three are rescue dogs. As I sit here on my loveseat reading my morning devotional, Brady is curled up...
Unconditional

Unconditional

We would like to think we are loved unconditionally by our parents, our siblings, our spouse or children, and are friends. Are we? How many people in our lives have turned their backs on us when we failed to fulfill a need they felt they deserved or were owed? How...
Pray First

Pray First

I heard a story on the news the other day. The gist of the story is that a young girl was given a 10-question quiz by her teacher. When she gets her quiz back, she is devastated and goes home crying. The young girl had gotten 9 out of the 10 questions wrong. The...
A Mustard Seed

A Mustard Seed

Most of us love a story where the underdog comes from behind to triumph. More often than not, the ultimate hero of the story is far humbler than the character who has everything going for him or her. It is usually the arrogance of the character that trips them up and...
Worship

Worship

Have you ever heard of Jeremy Riddle? I hadn’t until he came to our church back in 2011 for a weekend conference where he was one of our guest speakers. If you haven’t heard of him, he is an amazing song writer, musician, and worship leader. During Jeremy’s talk with...