This morning, after a day spent recovering from illness, I awoke feeling refreshed and suddenly recognized the jubilant sounds of a little bird singing morning praises to the Lord. My arm shot up in worship; acknowledging, like the bird, the one who is my life, my breath, my provision. And the little bird and I joyfully sang: “Father in Heaven, Holy, Holy, Holy is Your Name! My heart longs for Your Kingdom to be upon the earth, and Your heart’s desire be done on the earth, just like it always is in… Read More

I know this is a very old argument, but for some reason, right now I need to settle it in my heart once again. My overall goal is to be able to bring the peace and joy of the Good News to God’s children. To free them from fear and doubt. For the these reasons, the Lord, lately, keeps returning me to the need to prove to myself, once again, whether our salvation is secure or not.  I personally have believed for a long time that it is.  I see so many… Read More

The other night I was listening to a friend talk about each person’s unique prayer closet. Each person’s place of intimacy with the Lord, the secret place. The fruit of this time, she called “times of refreshing.” This is not prayer to make your requests known to God, but prayer in the Spirit, aligning your heart and your spirit with the Father’s. She talked about how, “if you are not praying, you are fainting.” No refreshing means you will wither, you will tire, you will fail. The prayer closet is how real growth… Read More

In January of this year, our daughter Katy suddenly went home to Heaven. I have described that moment in another blog, but as the year has progressed I have learned more from it. The most difficult thing to communicate about the moment was a suddenly, a flash when, even though Katy had passed before we entered her room, it seemed I was actually there as she exhaled her last breath here and then I got to participate with her as she inhaled her first breath there. And I too breathed in the… Read More