The Miracle Cure to Worry
But answers are often not so quick. Or at least answered so I can see them. So when it comes down to my own prayer walk, I can stay connected to God's tubes of life-giving air…or not. I really have [Read more...]
Forgiveness
Lets Face it–The Happy Ending is All I Want.
“He killed a man in his younger years.” Don, my painter and dear friend shared, as we drove home from an out of town install. After a long day of being buried in boxes, we arranged the [Read more...]
Fight For Your Life: Seven Steps to Become a Prayer Warrior
Puzzlement washed over her guest. “What is this room?” The ancient homeowner’s bright eyes twinkled at the question. Her grin only increased the wrinkles covering her face like an unironed shirt. [Read more...]
When Sin Sticks Like Christmas Glitter: How Jesus Lasers it Away
It winks and shines and teases. The minuscule particles stick like super glue to my skin. Glitter remains my constant companion and overzealous friend from the end of October, until all the Christmas [Read more...]
Three Ways to Find Your Footing When The Heat of the Moment Causes You to Lose Your Mind
THE PREACHER WAS CAUGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A MUD-SLINGING WORD WAR! Hold the phone… An Oklahoma University football season ticket holder, he knows all the devotees in the sea of red [Read more...]
The Secret to a Stress-Free Holiday: Don’t Forget to Stir in These Three Ingredients
The turkey bakes dark and hot in it’s hidey-hole. No aroma of burnt offerings waft from the kitchen, only mouth-watering promises. So all is well…for now. I’m a second, maybe third generation burner, [Read more...]
How My Chaotic Mess of a Life is Like a Furniture Store in Dire Need of Staging
They cringe and duck when they see me coming. Cue ominous tones… “Oh no, it’s her again.” One asserts bold, “It can’t be time again, we just did this.” And if they spy me before I zero in on [Read more...]
Why God Is Not Mad At Me When I Forget Him: Three Ways To Help Your Focus
I perched tall on the cushioned pew, trying to focus, warbling a hymn of love. The cross projected heroic on the screen, pierced my heart while I gazed silent rapt. Then a phone Brrrrings [Read more...]
When Betrayals Run Deep—He Still Calls Me Friend: From Gethsemane to the Golgotha (Israel #9)
Brash Peter, chest pumped full, head raised lofty, So sure of his courage. So sure of his loyalty Even if all the rest of them fall away, even if I have to die with you, I am stronger than [Read more...]
God Has Patience For We The Wishy-Washy: (Israel #2) Showdown at Mount Carmel
To think I was standing on a place where God wrought a mind-blowing miracle, a mountain where unprecedented drama unfolded thousands of years ago. Where his presence glowed through the answered prayer [Read more...]