Category: Christ

  • Walking with the Shepherd: A Journey through Psalm 23

    Lord, You are my Shepherd. You are my Keeper, my Defender, my Guardian—my Protector. When I am living under the umbrella of Your care, when I am following You, there is nothing that I lack. There is nothing that I lack. When the world pulls me in so many directions, I look to You. I…

  • Why Trials? (Finding Joy in the Hardest Places)

    We’ve all had trials in our lives, tough times where a lot of us have probably asked…why me? Why is this happening to me?? Or, why is this happening to the person that I love? I know I have asked that of God many times in my life. We tend, as humans, to focus on…

  • The Blank Canvas of a New Day

    I sit and watch as beautiful pastel colors seep and blend into the canvas of the dark morning sky, like watercolors spilling onto a blank piece of paper, and I think about the blank canvas of this new day. And I wonder what the Master Artist envisions for me today. For my children, for the…

  • Meditations from Psalm 139: Psalm 139:2-3     Seen, Heard & Known

    One thing I know about the human condition…every one of us wants to be seen. Heard. Fully known. And sometimes, maybe we don’t feel those things. We feel unseen. We feel like no one understands us or wants to hear what’s really going on in our heart of hearts. It’s a longing that we have,…

  • Meditations from Psalm 139: Psalm 139:1-Fully Known

    “Lord, You have searched (examined) me and You know me.” Psalm 139:1 Like a skillful doctor who studies an X-ray, MRI or CT scan to see what’s going on beyond what the naked eye can see, so the Lord searches our hearts and our minds. He looks beyond what people can see or know about…

  • What the Trees Teach Us About Waiting & the Winter Season

    There’s something majestic & beautiful about the trees standing bare, stripped of all their glory. They teach us about seasons…

  • The Wrestling Before the Praise

    “BUT, I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance. I will sing to the Lord because He has treated me generously.” Psalm 13:5-6 Why do these verses of praise start with a “but”? Before the Psalmist gets to the praise, some wrestling was going on. I get that. I…

  • Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.Genesis 15:6 I love this nugget from my reading this morning!! I think that a lot of times…when we hear the word “righteous” or “righteousness”…we tend to think of people that come across as “holier than thou”…people that think and act like they’re pretty…

  • The Way to “Be Still”…

    The verse “Be still and know that I am God” encourages us to release our worries, anxieties, and control, and to embrace stillness in God’s presence. By experiencing and recognizing Him, leaning into His plan, and trusting His character, we find peace, healing, joy, protection, and rest. This trust allows our minds to rest freely…

  • Messy

    When I say that I’m a Christ-follower… Don’t shy away Because you think that I think I’m Good Better Holier. Don’t clam up, because you think you can’t share your brokenness. I’m broken. Don’t be silent about your messiness. I’m messy. Don’t pretend to be perfect, together. I’m not. I’m imperfect. I’m never together. If…