We are the salt of the earth. In the days in which this was spoken, there was no refrigeration. Salt was used to prevent the corruption and degradation of food. We are called to prevent the corruption and degradation of the society in which we live. We cannot do […]
Freedom
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I have a Joyce Meyer perpetual calendar on my desk in my home office. As I glanced over to see what today’s little mini-devotional was about, I read the following words: Hurting people hurt people. This is a true statement. When we are hurting, it is much easier for us […]
Music from the Heart: More of Jesus by Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart We are created for more. More glory, more greatness, more of the the manifest presence of God in every moment in which we draw breath. Why, then, do I so often feel like I am waiting for […]
Music from the Heart: Every Move I Make by Passion Worship Band It’s a little after three AM, and I was awakened by a dream a little while ago. Actually, I woke up almost singing. I lead worship for an outreach church called The River Fort Smith. The River is […]
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last posted. Many times I have sat down to start, but something else always seems to take precedence. Not today. My heart today is filled with many things: peace in the face of uncertainty, thankfulness for the goodness of the Lord in […]
Music from the Heart: How He Loves Us by Kim Walker Surrender and Trust. They stand together facing me, hand in hand. Each extends the remaining hand to me, inviting me to join them in a circle of three. Their intent is to lead me to the edge of my […]
Music from the Heart: I Surrender All by Michael W. Smith I mentioned in a prior post that I am a confessed and recovering control freak. When I mentioned this earlier in the week to a close friend, her reply was “Recovering?” She was, of course, questioning this part of […]
Spring has sprung. Okay, maybe not officially yet, but close enough. The official first day of Spring is two days away, and I’m already basking in the glory of the very idea of all the fabulous promise that is unique to this time of year. This has already been a […]
It’s been more than a month since I posted. In some ways the days have sped past me like I was sitting still, and in others, it is as though it has been much longer. We lost David’s sister, Judy, on February 11. She suffered a fatal blood clot in […]