Completely His

Have you ever wondered what God is like, only to look up at a starry sky and sense that there’s your answer? As you look at those twinkling constellations, do you have any doubt that God is absolutely brilliant? Or maybe you noticed an abundance of golden daffodils growing alongside the highway and realized, Oh, God […]

God often reveals Himself to me through His world on my daily walks. I’ve always sensed His presence whenever I’m in the outdoors, but several years ago I began feeling as if He was truly walking beside me each time, almost as if He was there in the flesh, holding my hand and conversing with […]

We can tap dance our way through this world, but God sees the “why” behind our tap dance. As creative and inspiring as my youth ministry efforts may have been, much of it was done out of selfish ambition, a desire to further my own kingdom. I liked that the kids thought I was cool. […]

Rather than recognizing God as such an extravagant lover, many people see Him as a harsh, impossible-to-please, judgmental disciplinarian. I have a Jewish friend who, when I mentioned how fascinated I was with Jewish history and how they are God’s chosen people, she retorted, “Chosen? For what? Misery?” Have the Jewish people suffered misery? Anyone […]

I walked downstairs to my office and laundry room one afternoon, noticing that someone had left the dryer door open with a load of towels still unfolded inside. Since I lean toward perfectionism, I couldn’t just sit down and concentrate on the work I needed to do knowing that a load of towels was sitting there. […]