The latest from my blog

I hear a lot of talk of revival these day.  I even hear it in my own house, escaping the mouth of my skeptic-husband. I hear it on street corners and in coffee shops, and from many of my friends, who seem to be seeing the same thing I am seeing... people who were once...

I used to wonder what made David so special that he was called "a man after God's own heart".  He gets much more road frontage in the Bible than someone like Josiah.  I mean, have you ever read Josiah's story?  He became king when he was 8 years old, and proceeded to...

I fell down a rabbit hole.  But that's sort-of my favorite way to read the Bible.  To find something I am curious about, then start excavating.  It's like finding the tip of an artifact poking through soil, and gathering a band of archeologists to unearth the ruins of...

We call this week "Holy Week" (although all of life is actually sanctified/holy for His people).  During this time, Christians celebrate a Charcuterie Board of major events in the life of Christ.  We celebrate His exalted entrance into Jerusalem, aloft a donkey and...

I was 18 when I finally surrendered to Christ.  You know what convinced me (although I didn't actually admit to myself that I was convinced until later when I'd discovered I had a new heart awakened to truth and joy)?  It was that a couple of Christians were more...

Smiles and I just returned from a conference for those who work in the field of post-abortive healing... because, yes, that's a real need.  Want to ask me how I know? At the conference, I heard a woman speak publicly (I think for the first time) about her abortion and...

A couple of weeks ago, I walked the main streets of Ancient Ephesus, the Agora (the downtown shopping district) on my left and the Theater where the city gathered to riot against Paul's teachings about Jesus' superiority over gods made out of stone and wood, on my...

Sitting at a ferry dock in Cos, Greece, we made friends with a Turkish couple.  She shared with us about her country (as we were readying to board a ferry to get there).  She spoke of the freedoms they used to experience, and how they are losing them.  She told us how...

Mary generously gave a vial of perfume worth 300 Denarii (about a year's wages) as an offering to Jesus.  In the next breath, Judas sold him out for the redemption price of a slave.  (See Matthew 26:6-16) I marvel at Mary's gift.  I think of how hard I often clutch...

As I was reading in Matthew this morning (because that's where I'm lingering these days), I stumbled upon the passage about Jesus cleansing the Temple of all the money-changers and those selling sacrifices (in chapter 21).  But as I read it, I thought "I remember this...

I had that conversation again yesterday (Well, it wasn't really a dialogue.  I was just listening.  But sometimes those are the best kinds of conversations.).  The conversation goes something like this: I "don't believe" in God because... well, I'm angry at Him.  If...