BELIEVE
“Everything is possible for one who believes.” Mark 9:23, NIV Do you know what Jesus can do through you in your professional life if you give Him room to work? Do you realize that no matter what unfolds this school year—struggles with students, decisions made by administration, or challenges with parents—you are more than a […]
NEW BEGINNINGS
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10, ESV A friend recently shared with me that she had to give up a beloved job while she waits to have back surgery. I prayed for her, and as soon as […]
LEARNING TO DOWNSHIFT
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. James 1:19, KJV I am sure we’ve all been there—our schedules packed and thoughts racing as we move from one task to the next. We speed through the day at full throttle and often miss the moments that […]
SUCCESSFUL
Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3, NLT The New Year has arrived—a fresh page, clean calendar, and 365 new opportunities. With it comes the familiar urge to plan, reset, and dream. Many people make resolutions or set goals, hoping this will be the year something finally changes for […]
AFTER CHRISTMAS
“For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.” Jeremiah 31:25, ESV But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. Luke 2:19, ESV As much as I love Christmas—and believe me, I am about as passionate as they come about Christmas—it isn’t my favorite part of […]
DEAD MAN WALKING
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in […]
GODLY GIFTS
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! Luke 11:13, NIV Christmas seems to arrive earlier every year. And it’s not just the decorations in department stores. It’s the early […]
SHINE
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that […]
SACRIFICIAL GIFTS
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed and all Jerusalem […]
THE GOD OF HOPE
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18, NIV I recently attended a LIFT Gathering in Florida. Sitting right next to me was Sandy, a precious educator who had recently experienced the deaths of four members of her family, including her young adult daughter who died […]