Breaking the fallow ground, sowing with seed, bursting with fruit.
Let the sound of His praise be heard! Psalm 66:8. Every day, all day long, we must look for the positives. We must seek them out and be determined to find them. The voice of the world is overwhelmingly negative, especially right now. What is screaming in our face often hides what is sweetly whispering … Continue reading Focus on the Blessing: Story of the Ten Lepers
I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to Myself. Jeremiah 31:3 Numbers 27 The five daughters of Zelophehad had no land. Zelophehad was an Israelite who died in the desert, and he had no sons. Because Israel was patriarchal and the family line was passed … Continue reading An Impossible Miracle: Esther and the Five Daughters of Zelophehad
"Follow Me," Jesus said to him. Luke 5:27 First posted five years ago... Apart from His grace we can do nothing. Sitting here before the Lord, before my life, feeling frustrated, exhausted, burdened... I shouldn't feel this way. There are things I know are right to do, and things I know the Lord wants me … Continue reading Remember Grace
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened... and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Sitting at the coffee shop early this morning, the atmosphere is peaceful. People spread out among couches and old kitchen tables, there is a hum of conversation that I begin to notice. A man behind me is … Continue reading Faith in the Room
But thanks be to God! 1 Corinthians 15:57 Revised version, 2024. Every day, all day long, we must look for the positives. We must seek them out and be determined to find them. The voice of the world is overwhelmingly negative, especially right now. What is screaming in our face often hides what is sweetly … Continue reading Silence in Gratitude
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened... and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Sitting at the coffee shop early this morning, the atmosphere is peaceful. People spread out among couches and old kitchen tables, there is a hum of conversation that I begin to notice. A man behind me is … Continue reading Faith in the room…
Whenever I get bogged down in life - and it happens to all of us from time to time - the Lord so often reminds me, "it's not about what you do, it's about who you are." Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With … Continue reading It’s About Who You Are
Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal... Phil 3:13b-14a Whatever you have on your heart to do... whatever is right for you to do between you and God... if you have no question in your mind that this is the way you're supposed to go, and … Continue reading Keep Keeping On
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.Matthew 5:15 Sitting in reflection at the start of a new year, I'm reminded of a phrase that first entered my mind a few years ago... "this … Continue reading The Courage to Let Go
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Every day, all day long, we must look for the positives. We must seek them out and be determined to find them. The voice of the world is overwhelmingly negative, especially right now. What is screaming in our … Continue reading You have to look for it…
Broken & Sown 