“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” Psalm 118:5 NIV The Need to Breathe ”I can’t breathe! Get...

"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 NIV Happy Fourth of July! Another holiday...

“But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace..." Galatians‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Grace meaning- God's...

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and...

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at a proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Worn Out Life...

When I raised my children, tough love was a term floating around. It was now time to decide if it was something I would need to implement.

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm‬ ‭94:19 NIV‬ ‭ An Anxious World Anxiety is a very real emotion...

and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a...

I will never forget the day addiction knocked at our door for the first time. It came in quietly, unannounced.

“‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord...

"For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his...

“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the...

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. For he has satisfied the thirsty and...

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick...” Proverbs 13:12a NIV I often make the snarky comment, “If I knew how selfish I was, I never would...

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV ‬Wounds hurt. We don’t like pain. We are anxious to be healed. We...

Guest blog by Lanie Graham Growing up I was always a daddy's girl. I am the youngest of 3 girls. My dad always says, he loves all his...

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set...

"Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he...

“For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah‬ ‭41:13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ The...

People cry out when they are oppressed. They groan beneath the power of the mighty. Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, the one...