…even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. (Psalm 139:10 NLT) Nothing is inconsequential to Jesus. Giving our worries to God and asking for His help and intervention is an act of faith — seeking his divine will for our lives. The best way to stop worrying…

Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well…

Do you ever feel like a stranger in this world? I feel like a stranger always and in every situation. I feel like a solitary weed standing in the middle of a field of beautiful, red poppies. I am ugly, different, and ruining the entire picture. But maybe I am…

Okay, it’s not really a challenge. Koinonia is one of my favorite publications on Medium. I can always find inspirational and informative articles about the Bible, life, health, and writing. Each month they offer a scripture prompt for their writers. I wrote an article for every month’s prompt in 2021…

Is it punishment, or does it serve a higher purpose? — As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” (John 9:1–22 NLT) A man born blind. Why, it must be the consequences…

God said so — I am not superwoman, and I should stop trying to be, because that is not what God wants. What I should be striving for is super faith. Our Lord is not impressed with me trying to accomplish everything on my own. He is only interested in how strong my faith…

Since He himself has gone through suffering and testing, He is able to help us when we are being tested. (Hebrews 2:18 NLT)

I have a mountain to climb, and it’s not going to be easy. The landscape in front of me towers like Mt. Everest, but it’s not a challenge I am excited about. We all have mountains to climb in life. Some of us climb many, while others face only a…

Gratitude is trending and it has been for a while. I seem to remember hearing Oprah talk about keeping a gratitude journal years ago. Or maybe it wasn’t her. I don’t know. The point is lots of people are talking about the benefits of practicing gratitude. …