Today we celebrate the love of God demonstrated and extended to helpless, undeserving people. Today we, no, I bow the knee and thank my God that He saw fit to save, and not destroy, the people who have so blatantly turned and gone our own way. I am humbled and grateful. We serve a Savior who paid the price for our redemption, regardless of… Read More
I was in Target the other day and as I hurried past the greeting cards aisle to get to the laundry detergent, it came to me that it might be nice to send my parents and in-laws an Easter card. They do those sorts of things for me, but I rarely think that far in advance. Since it was the… Read More
I left the snow in Canada to find more in northern Arizona. The weekend of February 22-24, I headed to Prescott, AZ, to present the Satisfied…at Last! messages at the annual Tapestry Women’s Ministry Retreat, a ministry of the Royal Palm Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ. Something happened at this retreat that I’ve never had happen in 20 years of… Read More
Do you remember the last time you were in an earthquake? I remember one particularly rocky shaking I experienced about 22 years ago. Everything was fine and normal and stable and sweet when I went to bed. But a little after midnight I awakened to a frightening and shattering new reality. That night I could have sworn the earth moved… Read More
I had the absolute thrill of traveling to Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, about a month ago now to present a Satisfied…at Last! Conference at the Emmanuel Bible Church. Today I extend my appreciation to Amy Speck and her team for the gracious hospitality and hand of friendship my assistant Kim and I received there. Trust me, the American South has nothing… Read More
Sometimes the hardest part of the trail is simply the sheer length of it. Thus, trail tip #10: Trail Tip #10 – Persevere What long stretch of trail are you on right now? Sure, you may be navigating a steep incline today or a rocky patch this week. But you’re probably also enduring a seemingly never-ending stretch of some sort… Read More