Let’s start with a few scriptures from the NKJV translation and see if you can tell what they have in common. John 4:5, 7: “So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. A woman…
She was a desperate woman—a widow and a mother—hopelessly in debt. (Read her story in 2 Kings 4:1-7.) The Enemy had subtracted almost everything of value from her life. He had “minused” away her husband, her resources, and her ability to sustain herself until all that she, and her two sons,…
The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia welcomed me to a ladies’ retreat where I had been the main speaker the year before. The pastor’s wife was a dear friend, and the ladies of her church were quite precious to me as well. Only this year, I was not their special…
“To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79). We were laughing as we left church that Sunday afternoon—playing with our toddler cousin, vying for the attention of the small child, making lunch…
There is a point on the Seward (Alaska) Highway, at about Milepost 37, called “The Wye.” It’s the fork in the road where, when driving south from Anchorage, you decide whether you’re going to Seward (end of the road) or Sterling and points beyond. You cannot get to either of…
It was bound to happen. When the last baby turned five, she would start kindergarten, and I would need to decide to stay home or return to the workforce. It isn’t an easy decision. I haven’t worked since I was thirty-seven weeks pregnant with our twins, almost nine years ago.…
How can a loving God allow painful experiences in the lives of those who serve Him? Why do faithful servants in the Kingdom walk through dark times? Where is God’s mighty hand of deliverance when His children are faced with deep heartache and tragedy? While we may never fully understand…
There are no absolutes in today’s society. As far as what we believe, there is a smorgasbord as large as a restaurant menu. The notion of freedom has gone way beyond national security. Freedom has found its way into every part of our thought process, our moral compass, and our…
When God delivers you from a sinful lifestyle, drug addiction, alcohol, suicide, sickness, and more, there is always evidence of His deliverance. If we say God delivered us, there should be a visible manifestation in our life. Where is the proof of deliverance if we remain in bondage and continue…