God Will Amaze Us

Welcome! I’m writing about Moses and the Israelites today on the Gloria Dei blog , as we continue to read through The Story as a congregati...

Peace Taken, Peace Given

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not...

My Thank You Letter to God

Welcome! I’m joining Bonnie today at Faith Barista for Faith Jam Thursdays , where she offers a faith writing prompt. Today’s prompt: write...

Leave Room for God

Many years ago I had the dream of writing children’s fiction. I had it all planned out. I was going to write, which would allow me to stay h...

God Can’t Use Me…Can He?

“It seems like some would want you to believe God can’t use broken people.” – Angela Thomas, Do You Know Who I Am? (pg. 182) Have you ever ...

What Others See in Us

So often I don’t see myself the way others see me. When someone takes the time to tell me something they like about me—how I look, a talent ...

Small Does Not Mean Unimportant

“Small things matter in ministry too.” –Angela Thomas, Do You Know Who I Am? Have you ever felt that what you’re doing doesn’t matter becaus...

When Waiting Becomes My Thorn

Welcome! This week we are in Chapter 5 “Do You Know I Am Suffering with a Thorn?...He Is My Sufficiency” of Angela Thomas’ book Do You Know...

Trust God to Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our t...

Called to Follow Jesus

Welcome! If you are studying Do You Know Who I Am? by Angela Thomas with us, we are in Chapter 1, “Do You Know I Am Afraid to Dream Big?...H...

Lay Your Cares at the Foot of the Cross

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (1 Peter 5:7 NLT) Sounds easy, doesn’t it? I can hand off my worries and ca...

Fear

Fear is a sneaky emotion. Sometimes it alerts us to real danger and saves us from something happening. So many other times, though, it comes...

Controlling Doubt

Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44) and he’ll do anything to get us to believe his lies. He wields his way into our lives, working to se...

Letting Doubt Hold Us Back

Welcome! If you’re new to my blog, I hope you’ll take a look around, stay as long as you like, and come back often. Currently, we are studyi...