In The Wisdom Series, I identified being a lover as the fifth pillar of strength Wisdom wants to build in your heart (according to Proverbs 9:1.) In fact, we could sum up the main agenda of the Spirit of Wisdom as: He wants to train …
At the ripe age of nine, I was a member of a secret club. It was very small, consisting of five third graders. (Or six, depending on who had favor with our ringleader on any given day.) Of course, getting into the secret club was …
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And …
The importance of understanding God shows up everywhere in Scripture, including this well-known exchange between Jesus and a scribe: One of the scribes came and …. asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?” Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord …
This Father wants a genuine love relationship with His redeemed children, not just to be the Lord of people who follow His rules. This Father is seeking true sons and daughters who adore him, admire him, need him, long to please him, and can’t bear …
In the course of sharing life with God the Spirit, He changed my heart towards people. Instead of just trying to cope with them, endure them, and change them for my comfort (and their good, of course) — I found myself wanting to love and …
Hubby Ron and I cried a lot the last few days. I’m sad to the core, but I don’t mind, because a big love deserves a big grief. Hubby and I had to say goodbye to our beloved Labradoodle, Dude. Known to many friends as …
Covenant relationship looks like this: if I give of myself to take care of my covenant partner, tending to their needs and desires; and they give themselves to caring for me, we are both satisfied! We love well. We have mutual joy. There will be …
Since my evening was open last night, my husband would be occupied and I had no appointments, I asked the Lord, “What would you like to do this evening? What would be a good thing?” The reply came, “Read my Word together.” A predictable answer, …
In my desire to understand my Lord and the Word of God, I often try to put myself in Jesus’ shoes. What was it like to be Jesus, walking the earth as a human? Especially this time of year, or whenever I read the Scriptures …
For a season in my life with God, he kept the following question before me: “What’s it like to be loved by you?” Needless to say, that question generated a lot of self-examination. It took my focus off of how others were treating me, and …
As I write this, we are in the middle of what worshiping Jews call “The Days of Awe,” observed during the first ten days of every Jewish New Year. Observant Jews focus on reading Scripture, dedicate extra time with God, and examine one’s heart and …
