Do You Know Your Value?
I recently helped my parents pack up my childhood home. Full of emotions, we looked through old memorabilia, including my…
Facing Change In Your Life
From my desk, I see our swimming pool. On humid Orlando days, I love floating in that pool. I know…
When Joy Begins
Recently, while my fingers danced on my keyboard, I was about to finish an important document, and suddenly, my computer…
When I Was Beautiful
Grandmama,” she says, Unearthing a photo of me when I was sixteen, Her blue eyes sparkling, Blonde hair floating about…
A Comparison Story
A scandalous scene was unfolding at Simon the Pharisee’s dinner party. A prostitute had crept in and was crouched, weeping…
Pouring Out Our Hearts to God
Have you ever poured out your heart before the Lord? “Downhearted, deep anguish, crying bitterly” are the emotions of the…
God, Do You Really Care About Me?
Did you know that some of Jesus’ closest followers were women? Mary Magdalene, from whom he cast out seven demons,…
Jesus Guards My Soul
Several years ago, I began to picture myself in the guarded fortress of God’s care as a way to help…
Dare to Be Brave Like Ruth
The U.S. presidential inauguration introduced a new voice, as twenty-two-year-old National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman inspired a fitful nation…
The Lord, Our Shepherd
The Lord is my Shepherd; I have all that I need. (Psalm 23:1) The Twenty-Third Psalm offers us a real…