My soul, praise Yahweh,and all that is within me, praise His holy name.My soul, praise the Lord,and do not forget all His benefits. He forgives all your sin;He heals all your diseases.He redeems your life from the Pit;He crowns you with faithful love and compassion.He satisfies you with goodness;your youth…
Leave a CommentAnd then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my…
Leave a CommentFrom spiritual boredom to spiritual hunger, through times of intimacy and times of silence, my Christian life has changed quite a bit in the past 20 or so years. And recently, I was in a real spiritual battle for its very foundation. “If this is all there is to the…
Leave a CommentUpdated February 24, 2024: I never want someone to read these old blog posts and think that’s where God left me. Like the shepherd who comes to rescue the lamb caught in the thicket, God came to untangle me from lies and to pick me up with his strong arms.…
Leave a CommentSpoiler Alert! Contains Captain Marvel and Aquaman Spoilers. I’m not the typical superhero movie fan. I’m married to the fan. And so, as we settled into our seats in the theater to see Captain Marvel, I said, “Okay, give me the Cliff Notes version of what I need to know to…
Leave a CommentCogent, sane, and well-rounded, Francis MacNutt’s book Healing (Ave Maria Press, 1974) gives excellent insight on the topics of healing and prayer for healing. Clearly, MacNutt has been in the trenches. He writes with wisdom, humility, and transparency. This is truly one of those Where has this book been?! books.…
Leave a CommentUPDATE December 16, 2019: As my study of Scripture continued throughout 2019 and even during and following the 2019 completion of my book Faith with Grit, something about this book by John Wilkinson niggled at the back of mind. Something wasn’t sitting right anymore. But what, exactly, was it? I…
Leave a CommentI recently had a new headshot made. No, I didn’t forget to brush my teeth that morning. That stuff that looks like garden dirt is part of my face. I laughed out loud when I first saw this image, because these words from God to Adam immediately sprang to mind:…
2 CommentsI’ve only recently met Agnes Sanford. At first, I disagreed with her so vehemently on a certain point that I nearly gave up on the relationship before it had begun. But I sensed that she had much more to say that I needed to hear, and that I could learn…
1 CommentWords do contain power. They retain the power of the spirit that whispered them—whatever spirit that was. And when they are read, or spoken, or lived out, the power of that spirit is unleashed in the world. – AmyLu Riley
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