Life-Giving Words for the AnxiousShe couldn't put her finger on the source, really. She just started to notice it creeping into every crevice of her life: at work, when she knew the meeting was coming up; on the drive home, with all the crazy drivers; with the way she felt when she opened the mailbox and saw another bill. At every turn, the anxiety meter just kept creeping higher and higher. She c...  Read More

Nehemiah 5:14-19Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor’s food allowance.  But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; eve...  Read More

LIfe-Giving Words for the UncertainCareer paths. Dating options. Even endless food options in the grocery store... Life, on a daily basis, is simply full of choices—decisions to make, both large and small. How do we know where to go and what to do?Some of us just like to fly by the seat of our pants, going in whatever direction feels right in the moment. Others of us like to calculate with more pr...  Read More

Life-Giving Words for the LonelyYou know how it feels because you've been there yourself. Sometimes in life, our souls ache for connection, for being seen and known in a way that our casual and often hurried interactions can’t touch. Feeling alone even when surrounded by many other people can cause the deepest hurt, though we rarely ever mention it.But occasionally, desperation gives voice to the ...  Read More

Praying for Loved Ones gives God Authority to use you to be the Answer to your Prayers One of my favorite scriptures to speak on is 1 Peter 3:1-2. This scripture changed how I showed up for my loved one’s. When I realized that my actions influenced the atmosphere in my home, my efforts reflected God's peace. I stopped being hostile. I stopped using words to scare them to change. I started allowing...  Read More

Prayer allows you to put your loved one’s salvation in God’s handsI don’t know if you’ve ever tried to help God with your loved one’s journey. Acts 9 shares with us the conversion of Saul to Paul. The scripture clearly reflects how God speaks and draws His children back to Him. He didn’t need any help. Saul thought he was doing a good thing, but God met him on Damascus Rd. for an encounter that on...  Read More

Nehemiah 5:8-9I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.  Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies...  Read More

Day 3God is love! (1 John 4:8) Everything He did, He did because of love. (John 3:16) God SO loved the world, that He gave. While we were enemies and still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8–10)Remember, the most important thing about YOU is what you believe about God. Not just believing in Him, but what you believe He is actually like—His nature—His heartbeat—His attitude towards you.Knowin...  Read More

Day 2Jesus came to obliterate every distorted view of God man had accumulated over 4000 years of human history.Everything He did is a picture—a manifestation—of the nature of God. He is the bridge between the true nature of God and how we see and experience Him.That’s why he said in John 14:9: “If you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen the Father.”Hebrews 1:3 says, Jesus is “the exact representation of God’s...  Read More

Day 1Did you know that the most important thing about YOU is what you believe about God? Not just believing in Him, but what you believe He is actually like—His nature—His heartbeat—His attitude toward you. We can’t accurately understand the Bible OR life, without understanding God’s nature. God's nature is the lens from which everything will be understood in the Bible and in life.You see, our vie...  Read More

Nehemiah 4:16-23"From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.  Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon.  As for the builders, each wore his sword girde...  Read More

The pace of our world is fast. If you go to capital cities like London or New York or Paris, the speed at which people live is noticeably quicker than the average locality.This big-city pace is slowly but surely dripping its way into the surrounding regions and spaces that people live in, and our world just seems to be speeding up!Think about the food and hospitality industry...If we don’t get our...  Read More