That Moment

Remembering stirs up emotions of joy with an exceeding gladness that wells up from the deep. That moment when a fresh wind blew throughout a troubled soul. In an instant, Hope replaced emptiness, and purpose was born. The miracle of transformation occured. Oh Lord, thank You for returning unto me the joy of my salvation.…

Primary Education

Learning the ABC’s in the 1700’s in America was to learn about God. The Puritans brought Bibles over from England and by 1690, Boston publishers were reprinting the English Protestant Tutor under the title of The New England Primer. The textbook taught big words that children had to not only learn, but memorize at the age of…

Super Hero Capacity

The truth is that we who believe in Jesus have His superhero capacity. “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” John 14:12  Kids learn by watching and emulating adults. As we adults…

Esther

For such a critical time as this, God chose a young orphan named Hadassah to be the Queen who our Father uses to save His people. The riveting true story of Queen Esther includes lots of drama, rejection, danger, surprise, courage, and deliverance. Hadassah’s parents were killed and as a teen she was violently abducted…

Joel

Joel is known as the Prophet of Revival. The title of this book is the name of its writer, as is probably true of all the prophetical books of the Old Testament. The name Joel means “Yahweh is God.” He was the son of Pethuel (“Persuaded of God”), who does not appear to have been…

Absent Minded

And the winner is…. “Me” for being absent minded!   My pen was behind my ear the entire time I searched my desk to find it.  Equally embarrassing is when I go blank when asked  “what’s your phone number?” Or the times when I scan photo’s that I personally took with my phone and  I beg…

Good Advice

Often times the best advice comes from a person of humility. “Turn your ear to wisdom and apply your heart to understanding.” Proverbs 2:2 We learn by the example of those with a quiet, humble, yet strong and positive spirit. Without concern of pleasing others, a desperate woman’s humble act of tenacious faith, is recorded…