“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” –Jeremiah 1:5 Before a potter sits at his wheel with a lump of clay, he has an idea and an image. He knows ...
Read More »Confessions of a Control Freak
“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” (Isaiah 40:28) I am a control freak. Those words are not easy to hear and are even ...
Read More »God Is Central To Our Existence and Worthy of Our Praise
We cannot praise God enough, nor do we praise Him enough. Every idle moment we have in the day should be used to praise God for His wonderful mercies and the love He has for us. He is infused into the fabric of our very existence. Look around you; there ...
Read More »What If It’s God Speaking?
One summer, years and years ago, I sat on the porch at my parents’ lake house and gazed at the sun as it set behind the mountains off in the distance. Family friends were visiting at the time, and we all sat and took in the beauty of the sunset, ...
Read More »Pride: The Sin All Others Follow
There’s an insidious sin that everyone falls prey to. Do you know what it is? Satan himself succumbed to this sin, and it cost him his place in heaven. Created in beauty, the Bible says he wore a robe studded with many jewels including onyx, sapphire, turquoise and emeralds. He was ...
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