The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”— Then James and John, the […]
“When I awake, I will be fully satisfied, for I will see you face to face.” Ps.17:15 Fully satisfied. I read the words with a deep sigh. Satisfaction is an elusive commodity. We are designed to find it in relationship with our Creator, but even then, as long as we’re earth-bound, there is a sense […]
Have you ever stopped to think about why you grumble and what it says about your view of God? OK, maybe you aren’t a grumbler, but I have been just lately. And I stand convicted that there is more to it than meets the ear. God quite dislikes it as it demonstrates our distrust in […]
More ideas for keeping a soft heart…. with notes from A Praying Life What do you do with the disconnect between the way you’ve dreamed that life would be, and the hard, cold, (often lonely) realities of life as it is? Whether you’re a young adult moving into the unknown of ‘what next?’ after years […]
The best part of a bad dream is when you open your eyes, and you’re home–safe and snug in your bed, untouched by the perils you dreamt of. Whew! I had a particularly harrowing ride in the wee hours the other morning. I hung on to the side of a monstrously big truck, squeezing by, […]