One of the most unusual gifts I ever received was a bowl of cooked chicken feet from my Zambian friends. Philippians 1:29 describes another unusual gift. Continue Reading …
When everything in my feminine heart yearns to be deeply rooted and secure . . . I can be. In Him—in the One who is my life. Continue Reading …
Last summer I faced one of those painful seasons when a loved one fell to temptation at great personal cost. Continue Reading …
First comes marriage, then comes children, right? Continue Reading …
You may or may not have heard that Joni Eareckson Tada, founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, was diagnosed with breast cancer last month . . . Continue Reading …
Recently I had my fourth kidney stone. The pain is unrelenting. My initial response to the pain was to focus inwardly and whimper to Jesus for relief. Continue Reading …
My friend’s long walk through death’s shadows has ended this week. Kathy Helvey’s four-year battle with leukemia has given way to the victory of eternal life. Continue Reading …
Jennifer Rothschild is blind, but it would only be a waste of time for you to feel sorry for her. Continue Reading …
"We laughed this weekend that our net worth seems to get smaller all the time, yet I don't know if I've ever felt more blessed with what I have." Continue Reading …
“God doesn’t care so much who you give to, but that you do give.” Continue Reading …
Who do you know who is struggling to make ends meet? How can you be an instrument of God’s grace to them? Continue Reading …
Watch as Janet Parshall speaks to the importance of clinging to Jesus alone. Continue Reading …
Watch Janet Parshall as she talks about the difference between our perishable treasure and our imperishable treasure. Continue Reading …
Last year, I smuggled Bibles into a closed country . . . Continue Reading …
This morning I heard a 13-year-old boy say, “I’m convinced that the more you have . . . the more you want . . . and the more discontent you become.” Smart kid, eh? Continue Reading …
Isn’t it funny how we can overlook the most basic things sometimes? Or, like forgetting to . . . tell God your needs. Continue Reading …
Looking up—fixing my eyes on my Provider God—is something I tend to hurry right past . . . Continue Reading …