Ann Voskamp, God, growing, joy, One Thousand Gifts, thankfulness
A lot of folks have been talking about a book called One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp. I didn’t read it for awhile. For whatever reason, I am usually behind the times by a year or two on reading the latest craze books. Maybe I figure if they are really that...
1 John, Bible, God, Hebrews, Jesus, John, prayer, Romans
Prayer is good. Praying for each other is good. And I appreciate people who pray for me in the privacy of their own minds. But I am taken to a whole new level of honored when someone prays for me out loud in my presence. I am humbled. I am touched someone would take...
believe, Bible, faith, God, Joshua
Sometimes the Old Testament seems irrelevant. I yawned my way through the dividing of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel (Joshua 13-21). And when I was just about to nod off, one gem of a verse caught my heart and made all that boring reading worth it....
college, God, growing, Spiritual legacy
As high school drew to a close, I knew two things about my future: I wanted to play soccer in college I wanted to study the Bible in college I used my human intellect – not the power of prayer or the resources of godly people around me – to choose a...
Bible, Deuteronomy, God, obedience, worship
Do you ever wonder what God wants from you? Honestly, I just wish He would spell it out in black and white sometimes. What’s that? You say He did spell it out in black and white? In Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Moses says, “‘And now, O Israel, what does...
