As I wind down 2015, I get excited about the new year ahead of me. It’s as if I can recreate myself…write my story. Who do I want to be …
STAND
Life often overwhelms us. Burdens become too much to bear. In those times we tend to run to our “vices”, those things that dull the pain for the moment, those things …
EVERYTHING CHANGES
When the Lord enters a life, everything changes…Everything! What is your name right now? Is it despair, depression, sadness, hopeless or something else? When the Lord enters, it all changes. …
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
“I used to be afraid of failing at things that matter but now I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t.“ – Bob Goff I heard this statement today and …
PRIORITIES
“Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on …
DRINK DEEPLY
I live in the Central Valley of California and we are experiencing one of the worst droughts of all time. Wells are running dry. Farmers keep drilling deeper and deeper …
I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN
I had coffee with a dear friend this morning. It’s a wonderful pleasure that I often do not have the opportunity to experience. As the minutes turned into hours, our …
OUR JOB
“Our job is not to judge. Our job is not to figure out if someone deserves something. Our job is to lift the fallen, to restore the broken and to …
TWO WORLDS
I often find myself torn between two worlds…this earthly one I live in and my heavenly one that calls me to greater places. I become dissatisfied with life and my …
RHYTHMS OF GRACE
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. …
SPIRIT OF THE LORD
So I was talking to a young girl today and she shared her story with me. My heart was grieved for all the enemy had stolen from her. I so …
WALKING WITH THE BROKEN
“How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great.” As I read this quote for the first time, by an unknown author, I was …