The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.” Exodus 33:17 (NLT)  I remember the hours I spent trying to choose a name for my first-born. We didn't have the luxury of knowing whether it was a...

Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace. Proverbs 15:18 (The Message) I'm not sure if I would call myself calm, cool and collected--unless you count crisis mode when something from within takes over and I do what I have to do. But I get excited,...

And yet I show you a more excellent way…Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 12:31b and 13:8a  Our church is located about a mile down the road from last week’s horrific tragedy in Tucson. As I drove by that corner last Thursday on the way to choir practice, the first time...

My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:15a "911. What is your emergency?" "I think my husband is having a stroke." So began the latest adventure in our journey. It was not the first time that I've called for an ambulance for Mark. I'm always amazed that God calms my...

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)  There are certain people in your life where you can lay out all that's going...

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the...