Year: 2015

Not everyone meets Christmas with joy. Back in 1985 we had one of the most difficult Christmas seasons ever. Our son, Cameron, was stillborn just two weeks before Christmas. It…

Has Christ been invited to your Christmas celebration? As Christmas approaches it’s time to focus, reflect, and ponder the true reason for this holiday. When I think about Mary and…

Each time I write a song I see it as a gift from God. I feel as though He guides me and uses me in the way Mother Teresa describes…like…

Discovering the depths of your inner strength comes from attempting that which you absolutely cannot do in your own power. Three years ago I had a friend challenge me to…

According to Matthew Henry following hard speaks of “a very earnest desire and a serious vigorous endeavor to keep up communion with God”. How frequently do our involvements, even good…

Tomorrow morning I’ll be out running my first half marathon. As I’ve been training I’m learning about the importance of persistence, endurance, and focus. I’m learning to dig into the…

There’s a line from a Lecrae song that asks “Why ya’ll scared to be different?” I’ve asked myself that question. For many years I was afraid to have an opinion…

Last week I had the opportunity to give my testimony regarding sexual abuse to the 320 female students at San Pedro High School on Ambergris Caye here in Belize. That…

Her face drew me in…numerous lines reminiscent of wave after wave on the Arabian sea. Concerned eyes as intense as the sun. I find unexpected beauty in her presence. She…

Behind the makeup and the smile what is really there?  There are days when I have a smile on face but my heart is heavy.  Proverbs 13:14 assures me that…

Tragedy. Chaos. Death. Sin causes people to lash out in hatred with horrible senseless acts of violence. But, in the end, God’s grace and order wins; godlessness loses.  Psalm 10:16 …

Are you one of those people who has a hard time accepting compliments? Do you see the good or even the great in others but not in yourself? God wants…

Have you ever had to pray and praise your way through a hard time? That’s what Paul and Silas teach us to do in Acts 16:16-26. In fact their worship…

Are you carrying around toxic emotions like guilt, shame, anger, self-loathing, envy, resentment, frustration, or regret? Try cultivating  an attitude of gratitude!  Gratitude can reduce our desire to make social…

Each year during the month of November I give thanks for one thing each day. I write it on a leaf and tie it to a little tree I have…