This week, we lost a family member. I have reached into the archives of my writings to share my thoughts on how we walk in victory even in the midst of hard things. I pray that you are encouraged, as I was when God reminded me of the ways He has worked in my life. Recent years have been difficult for many of us. We witnessed natural disasters, a worldwide pandemic, social and political unrest, and heartbreaking violence. In my…
Growing up in the American South, I had many friends who lived on working farms. I grew up having a casual knowledge of cows, horses, and even hogs (domesticated and feral). I spent enough time listening to string together a relatively intelligent question and perhaps a statement about said livestock. I possessed a very surface level of knowledge, but I could at least follow along with a conversation. Do you know what I didn’t know anything about? Sheep. I had…
When you ask God for opportunities to serve Him, do you envision a Christian-owned workplace, serving in the nursery at church where all the babies sleep or softly coo throughout Sunday School, a neighborhood filled with Christian families excited to attend a weekly Bible study in your home? Be honest! Do we ever ask, “Father, can you please find a challenging and unyielding place, somewhere engulfed in darkness, somewhere there are no other Christians, and please let me be salt…
