Before we leave Christmas to begin the New Year, a parting gift waits to be opened . . . the most important gift we will ever receive. Like the star crowning a Christmas tree, my last message was carefully set into place, capping 15 months of...
When someone is offended at God, no matter how lovable that person may be, a leaden door seals them off from what God wants to do and be for them. . . is there any power that can get through to them, to change their heart...
In a dark hour, nothing is more precious than God making His presence real to us -- verifying that He is with us. Psalm 91 describes the secret place of The Most High -- where no plague, where no arrow can reach. The Psalmist describes how...
I remember the telephone call like it was yesterday . . . my Mom’s panic . . . thinking she was pregnant, having every symptom, terrified of having a baby at the age of 48. The risks and responsibility of giving birth at her stage...
Is it possible in our relationship with God to know -- not just how He is leading us -- but how He is warning us when we are at cross-purpose with Him? Last week, I shared how my husband and I were led to sell our...
On a long prayerful walk down the beach under a foreboding sky, the Lord impressed me that we were to sell our Florida home. My heart constricted. Bill and I adored our retreat there, but I "saw" a picture of the sales contract in my...