I imagine a future moment when God turns us around in heaven to show us how He used our lives for His purposes. Surely, I am not the only one hoping to see He used me mightily, right? You hope the same. Yes, mightily. Like Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, Peter, Paul. Yes. I am that […]
I walk almost every day. Recently I put on headphones, turned on a podcast, set my stopwatch and set off at a brisk pace. It wasn’t dark yet, so I could see the sidewalk clearly. I was listening to a podcast by Nothing is Wasted. Right when the guest was talking to the host, Davey […]
I was driving to get a haircut while listening to Kelly Streiff share her story HERE about giving birth to her daughter. The sweet child, had been “doing flips” throughout the pregnancy, but was born without a heartbeat. Take a necessary pause. Only six months past this devastating event, she shared on a Nothing is […]
My daughter called me. She had gone to the front porch to read a book, when suddenly a baby robin fell from its nest to the ground right in front of her! Mom and dad robin began making a ruckus. She sent me a video of their urgent, frantic pleas. It was hard to listen […]
I am hearing this everywhere, and it’s really bothering me. Podcast hosts, podcast guests, pastors, and friends saying, “God turns bad things into good.” Usually, they are paraphrasing or basing their remark on Romans 8:28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been […]
The phone rang at 6 a.m… and roused me from a deep sleep. My daughter was calling to let me know she was headed to Urgent Care or the ER because of an ankle injury she suffered the prior evening in a soccer game. Did I have an opinion about which one? Groggily, I said […]
What does it mean that God doesn’t want our sacrifices? Like you, I do a lot for Him that requires quite a bit of sacrifice! Do our efforts not count for anything? For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. (Hosea 6:6) I have been trying to get my […]
You are a firework. Anyone who knows me, knows I have a penchant for fireworks, globes and birthdays. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to […]
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘Love your neighbor… as yourself. It wasn’t until a few months ago that “as yourself” jumped off the […]
It is happening to all of us. We do some online shopping for something like a pair of sunglasses. We click around for a while, flirt with the idea of buying a pair, but then don’t. Later we log into e-mail and those same sunglasses appear in the sidebar along with similar ones, hoping we […]
