How to Deepen Your Faith as a Believer in Christ To deepen your faith as a believer in Christ, you must be intentional. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen without some effort. Whether you are new to the Christian faith or have been a Christian for a while Read more
“Sometimes I get a little bored or get in a rut with my personal Bible study. I need to try something different or fresh to keep me going.” 10 Ways to Make Your Bible Study More Interesting This is what a sweet friend said to me recently. Honestly, I think Read more
5 Simple but Powerful Words that All Men Love to Hear The most amazing thing happened. I interviewed my husband, asking him about the words men love to hear, and then I wrote a post about it. The response from readers was unbelievable! More Than Any Other Post More than Read more
From time to time, people want to know how I got started writing books with my current publisher. It’s so baffling! My simple answer – I prayed and asked God to allow me to write with a wonderful publishing company. It was a request I made to the Lord over Read more
When my kids were preschoolers, I first became acquainted with Isaiah 41:10. One of my mentors in our church loved the verse and shared it often. Her love for this sweet word of Scripture made me love it as well. Soon after, I committed the verse to memory. It became Read more
Things are a little OUT OF CONTROL in our world right now. In our countries. Throughout our Cities. Around our Neighborhoods. In our churches, our schools, and our government. And, even in our homes. Things have gotten a little wild! 5 Verses to Encourage You When You Feel Insecure But, Read more
An interesting thing happened to me recently. A friend that I’ve known for a long time asked me the strangest question.She knows I’m married to a pastor/professor and a mom to two young adult kids.But, she didn’t understand the Ministry of Hope and what I do as a part of Read more
Maybe it was his Texas drawl. Or his huge smile. Possibly it was the affirming way that he spoke. Whatever the case, I was a fan of Joel Osteen – for a while. Why I Stopped Listening to Joel Osteen (and others like him) I would catch him from time Read more
To follow. To follow is to… go after. Indeed, to follow is to… move behind someone in the same direction. Following God is sometimes so easy. As He leads us into more fulfilling work, sweeter relationships, and better conditions, it’s so easy to follow Him. However, when God starts heading down Read more
Tips for Parenting Adult Children with Grace I’m not a perfect parent. I’ve always known that, but for a long time, I thought, at least, I was perfect for my children. I don’t know if that’s true, either. But… One thing I do know to be true. I love them. With Read more
Years ago, I was handed the most wonderful book by a friend. What I gained from this book was life-changing! The book was called Restoring Your Spiritual Passion and was written by Pastor Gordon MacDonald. And, the particular chapter that caught my attention was entitled, “Five Kinds of People You’ll Meet Read more
How Do You Love God With All of Your Heart? Do you ever think that sometimes we make being a follower of the Lord too difficult? We complicate it. We create long lists of things to do and not do. It’s not a bad thing to know them, but following Read more