Unconditional Love

My niece will graduate from high school this week. The past week has been full of programs, banquets, awards, small-town senior traditions, and celebrations of our sweet girl. She is a precious gift. She gave a speech last week and quoted her mom (my sister) as...

He Is My Victory

I pledge allegiance to the Bible, God’s Holy Word, I will make it a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path and will hide its words in my heart that I might not sin against God. This pledge, which I grew up saying in Vacation Bible School as a...

Seek Him

It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God...

Names

My fascination with names started when I was young, but it became something that spoke to my heart when I began student teaching. Half of my practicum was spent in kindergarten. I absolutely loved it! I remember being taken by one of the students in my class, a...

Super Powers

May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it,...

Define the Path

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. — Isaiah 41:10 ESV For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory...