Trust—My One Word 2012

Trust. To place confidence or depend; to commit or place in one’s care or keeping; to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of. (Tyndale NLT ...

Thanks and Praise

“ Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.” ―   A.W. Toze...

Modern Day Idols {Something to Think About}

Modern day idols... anything we put before God. “Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD y...

Will You Still Love Him?

A few weeks ago, I wrote about our lower stories and God’s upper story . The lower stories are our day-to-day lives—families, jobs, paying t...

God Offers Us More

Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to ...

Trust…Proverbs 3:5-6 {Something to Think About}

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path...

I’m Here for You

Welcome, if you are reading Sheila Walsh’s book The Shelter of God’s Promises , we are in Chapter 8 this week, “Strength…I Feel Things Are C...

Hope Is…

Hope is confident trust in God with expectant anticipation of what He will do and how His promises will be fulfilled. Now faith is confidenc...

Feeling Discouraged?

Welcome! I’m pleased to be over at 5 Minutes for Faith today talking about feeling discouraged and what we can do about it. Here’s the begi...

Grace and Baggage

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly a...

Verses of God’s Love and Promises (Part Two)

Welcome! We are in Chapter 5 this week, “Love…I Don’t Believe That Anyone Could Really Love Me” of Sheila Walsh’s book The Shelter of God’s ...

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...

But the Lord is with Us

Welcome! I’m contributing at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church today where we, as a congregation, continue to read through The Story . Today I’m t...

Faith, Trust, and Hope

Welcome! I’m guest posting for   Gloria Dei LutheranChurch   today. As a congregation, we are reading through   The Story , a chronological ...

God Will Make a Way

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. ” John 14:6 NLT So often life seems...