Category: Devotions

Let’s talk sheep. Jesus talks a lot about sheep. Throughout most of the book of John, chapter 10, He speaks of sheep as an analogy for His people, His followers.

Forgotten. Rejected. Unnoticed. Ignored. Uninvited. Feeling left out isn’t pretty. Recently battling a personal situation which tempted me to wander in social exile, voices from my past echoed in the corridor of my heart. The last chosen for the school sports team. The agony of not being asked to dance. Excluded from a party. Overlooked

“I can’t do Christmas!” Anxiety filled my voice and my lower lip protruded while I whined to my husband. Jeff scrunched his face, his eyes narrowing. “What do you mean, you can’t do Christmas?” Yeah, as soon as those words rolled out of my mouth, they sounded ridiculous to me too.

Have you ever sat by yourself somewhere and thought, “No one around me has any idea what I’m going through?” Even if you were able to explain or describe all that was occurring, or what you were feeling, or how you were coping (or not coping), others just wouldn’t get it. Not really. You are

  “We demolish arguments and every pretention that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”   — 2 Corinthians 10:5       I hear voices in my head. I hear them often. News flash—we ALL do! Our minds are filled with voices–thoughts—constantly competing for attention.

  Is this you? When being asked about resolutions for the new year, one person responded with: “I don’t call them New Year resolutions . . . I prefer ‘casual promises to myself I’m under no obligation to fulfill’.”

Tis the season. Nativity scenes, light displays, joyous music, festive events. Christmas! Tis also the season of tangled strands of lights, time-consuming decorating, endless baking, tedious shopping, frantic gift wrapping, and attempts to squeeze gatherings onto limited blocks of space on the calendar. How can we keep calm amid all this chaos? In the middle

IT’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON! Technically, the season’s almost over, but football games have been abounding in my living room for the past few months. You’d hardly even know there were any other programs on television. (In my defense, I married into college football fandom.) Since this is my husband’s favorite time of year, I’ve adopted

Is it your reflection in the mirror? A personality trait? A physical feature? A hidden flaw you desperately keep from being exposed? What is your insecurity? There are a few spooky secrets about our insecurities. First, they are common. Many of us struggle with feelings of inadequacy. We feel ill-qualified to accomplish certain tasks. We

It crossed my mind I could plunge to my death. If I ever needed to learn how to tweak my trust in God to the fullest, this was it.