But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:9 My time with God is often while I am out walking in the morning. It seems He meets me while my feet are pounding the pavement and…
What’s holding you back in your relationship with God? The last few months, God has made it clear to me that I’ve been guilty of idolatry. No, I don’t have a hidden trove of wooden, golden, and silver statues hidden away, but I have been hiding an idol within my heart. You see, I have…
At the beginning of the year, my daughter asked me what my word was for 2024. I hadn’t really given it any thought at the time, but within 24 hours God had laid the word “Miracles” on my heart. Specifically, I was hearing two types of miracles: Miracles of Purpose Miracles of Restoration I began…
Do you ever hear the same message so frequently you just have to stop? Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23 Over the last week or so, we have heard…
Several years ago, I wrote about the hardest prayer to pray. You can read more here. I find myself revisiting the hardest prayer to pray on a regular basis these days. What is the hardest prayer to pray? Whatever it takes, Lord. Let’s really think about that. Am I willing to pray whatever it takes…
This last week, I visited with a lady who marveled that I had kept the faith in the midst of the storms of this life. This precious lady is struggling through some of the same trials I’ve faced, those of mental and emotional abuse, divorce, and false accusations. It has been a struggle to keep…
If I have never told you, my daughter is an amazing vocalist. She joined choir as a sophomore, and she made the Oklahoma All-State Choir her first year. Now that she is a senior, she is the school’s only three-time all-stater. This week, we are in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the OAKE National Honor Choir. Today,…
I was terrified. I was leaving the only home I had known as an adult. I was walking into the wilderness of an unknown journey.
I wonder why some people find their faith solidified in the face of extreme trials while others see their faith wither and die.
None of us likes the pain and trials of this world. We don’t rejoice when life gets hard, when we are struck with illness or the loss of a loved one. We don’t look forward to these painful circumstances that are part of the human experience.
It seems like a lifetime, and yet I remember it as if it was yesterday. So much happened in that moment of surrender, a moment that changed the entire trajectory of my life.
In Oklahoma, few things are more certain than the uncertainty of the weather. Thunderstorms are simply a way of life for us. Many of us love the sound of the thunder and the flash of lightning. There’s no better sleeping weather than right in the heart of storm season. We are even growing accustomed to…