Ephesians 1:5

Forgive me. I’ve never featured my own book in my once-a-month book giveaways but I’m eager to re-introduce one of my books to you titled: “Pure Hearted: The Blessings of Living Out God’s Glory.” I think you’ll value it if you haven’t read it before. And if you have, please consider writing a review on Amazon.…

Adoption is a courageous choice for a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy—one which will give life to a child and incredible joy to a family.…

That fact has everything to do with Paul assuring his readers they were secure in their salvation. Here’s how.…

God decided in advance to adopt us … This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. -Ephesians 1:5ac, NLT Believing that God loves you is hard enough going through infidelity discovery and divorce. Believing that God actually likes you seems beyond belief. But God does. He loves and likes us. He chose us and … Continue reading “God Not Only Loves You, He Likes You!”…

Yesterday while walking through Walmart, my oldest daughter pulled me aside to whisper something to me.…

“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. — Luke 14:23 As we're heading into Easter weekend, I'm reminded of the greatest reality that you and I have been included on the invite list into God's family! I lo…

“I kept looking until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow and the hair of His head like pure wool.” (Daniel 7:9 NASB) Hip huggers. Bellbottoms. Tie dyed t-shirts. Platform shoes. Guitars. Loud Music. Pass it On. Bibles. Teenagers. Long stringy hair parted down the middle on both boys and girls. Read more……

Exodus 15 is a song of praise to God for His deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. It declares God's power, faithfulness, and love. We, too, have a song to sing if we are in Christ. We have a God who fought to the point of death to bring us salvation…

Use sticky notes to leave you messages to remind you that worthiness is your birthright. Here’s a list of good notes for you.…

For several posts, I’ve been focusing on our inheritance in Christ. We’ve looked at the opposite—finding our worth and value in our activities, accomplishments, people’s accolades, and earthly values. We’ve also contrasted the stories of Esau and Lydia. Esau valued soup over his inheritance and Lydia accepted the gift of her value in Christ without qualms. Here are links for the previous posts:…