Our city has been in the news recently. On March 30, a fire was started under one of our major thoroughfares near some stored materials that happened to be flammable. That tiny first spark ended up causing the collapse of several north and southbound lanes. By God’s grace the fire proceeded slowly enough that people […]
Can any of our mistakes mess up God’s will for our life? Can some of our past sins be extreme enough to permanently limit what God can do in and through us? These questions haunt a lot of people and quite frankly, have haunted me for years. When I became a Christ follower at the […]
How many times have I read Genesis 1:1,2. I have even written about these verses in my book, Live ABOVE the Chaos. But this week, while listening to a Beth Moore broadcast, Breath, she caused something to hit me in a new way…right between the eyes. In the beginning God created the heavens and the […]
The most common greeting in my region of the country is, “Hi, how ya doin’?” Quite frankly, it stresses me out. The answer is always the same from everyone: “Fine” Every day. All day long. No matter what. Hi, how ya doin’? Fine. How are you? Fine. Hi, how ya doin’? Fine. How are you? […]
Ash Wednesday was this past week, launching the 40-day lent season preceding Easter. In His perfect timing and ever-surprising ways, God used a secular event to get me thinking about the forgiveness Jesus provides through His death and resurrection. I attended a thought-provoking seminar, Life After Prison: The real truth about reentry. We heard from […]
Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to my guest this week, Heather Bock. She and I have become acquainted online as fellow bloggers, writers, educators and women passionate about bible study. A few weeks ago I was her guest on glimpsesofjesus.com. Today we cross paths as teachers with intense admiration and gratitude for […]
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12) I subscribe to Neil Anderson’s daily devotional. Neil was the founder of Freedom in Christ Ministries. This week (February 7), I was particularly challenged by […]
Passion 2017 came to Atlanta for the 20th year in a row this week, convening for the last time in the Georgia Dome, scheduled for demolition in order to make room for a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. My family attended the final Atlanta Falcon game January 1 vs. the New Orleans Saints. The […]
“I don’t really understand all the hype about baby Jesus. It was really sad that He had to come into the world to save us from our sins.” Each year God is kind enough to spotlight an aspect of the Christmas story for me to ponder. In the past, I have reflected on angels, shepherds, […]
I have been participating in a Bible Study called Ten Women of the Bible by Max Lucado. It has been such a great experience to study with women and teach to women about women. One of the concepts I am going to take away from the study is from the chapter about Mary, mother of […]
