A Prayer For the Glory of God

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“Please show me your Glory!” - Exodus 33:18

Imagine what this short prayer means! The children of Israel were delayed in their journey because of idolatry. While Moses was on Mount Sinai, they made a golden calf to have a god …

A Prayer for Patience to let God do His Work

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“Fear not, stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord which he will work for you today…The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” - Exodus 14:13,14

Pharaoh has finally let the Israelites …

What's Going On In Here?

“What’s going on in here?” If ever a rhetorical question were uttered, this was it.  My dad knew good and well that nothing was going on – or nothing good, anyway.  Giving three kids the assignment to clean the garage, unsupervised, on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon was bound for failure …

A Prayer for the Faith to Forgive

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“Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive as they are today. So do …

Get Over It!

I have been ministering—particularly to women—for the past twenty-seven years, both through my radio ministry and as director of women’s ministries for this church, and it saddens me to see so many women who are missing the good things God put them here to do, the richness …

A Prayer For God’s Presence in the Midst of Injustice

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“And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison, But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him …

Reading the Bible with Your Kids

Reading the Bible with your kids is the most foundational component to discipling your children. In John 6:35 Jesus said “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not hunger,” and in Matthew 4:4 Jesus teaches his disciples that food alone isn’t enough to …

New Year’s Resolutions – The Longer Term View

So how many of your 2012 resolutions are still alive? You know – those commitments to get better that go in one year and out the other. As of today, I’m OK on my read-the-Bible-through-again schedule, the new exercise bike in the basement is seeing daily service and I’m …

Worship and Sin

“Your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”  - Isaiah 59:2

Our highest calling as Christians is to be worshipers of the holy, holy, holy God. Yet in this life, we can …

A Tribute To My Mother

Having served her generation by the will of God, my dear mother got her wish and went home to heaven on January 1, 2012, a month after her 103rd birthday. By any measure, she was a remarkable woman.