Light Finds a Way
The late songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen said, “There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Why was that quote so arresting? It was a direct answer to a prayer. God uses the broken places to overpower the darkness.
Dealing Hope
The other day I dropped my son off in the morning at his elementary school, and in front of the school, I saw a kindergartener walking in slow motion as he approached the school doors. Each of his steps took about 15 seconds a piece. I drove away giggling at this youngster, wondering what was […]
Diagramming a Promise
James 5:16b “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” I love this verse and I committed it to memory as a young believer. I think I was a little weird in high school as I LOVED English and especially diagramming sentences. Is that weird? Guilty! So let’s diagram this beautiful encouragement. Every […]
Help Complete the Puzzle
Growing up, we often worked on a jigsaw puzzle around the holidays. Family, and even visitors contributed time and effort toward the completion. A lost piece or the wag of a dog’s tail hitting the edge of the table, would send us scrambling for the missing pieces. That image came to mind recently as our […]
Your Time
Your time is now, says the Lord. It’s your time to be all that I’ve created you to be and do. Rise up my child for now is the time to fight the good fight, run the good race, practice my ways. It’s my perfect love that is in you, that I created in you […]