I needed peace this week…from the worries…from the anxieties…from the uncertainties…from the frustrations…from the noise that only seems to get louder as my need for peace grows stronger. So I wrote this poem as a reminder to me again of where that peace comes from: “God’s Peace” I need the peace that comes from You,that…
This week I focused on God’s presence…He’s always here…fully knowing, fully working, fully loving. We all need that reminder from time to time…I certainly do. Regardless of our situation…He is with us, He is for us, He will not fail us, He is our strength. With faith, we have that assurance: “Always Here” You’re with…
This poem is for all of us who are stepping forward in faith, not knowing where the journey may be taking us, but trusting the Lord in the midst of the always swirling doubts and fears. Just like Abraham, we too may not have a clear understanding of the route or the destination when the…
Our pastor preached from Luke 22 this past Sunday, emphasizing how Jesus “eagerly” approached His time with His disciples at the Last Supper and then the accomplishment of His mission on the cross. His sermon inspired me to write a 3rd poem about Easter, and I wrote this one from the perspective of Jesus sharing…
Building from my last poem, I focused this time on the sacred weekend, about 2,000 years ago, that began with a cross and ended in worshipful celebration. This poem is written from the perspective of a disciple – who watched Christ suffer, hid in fear when He was put in the grave, and rejoiced in…
I paused this week to focus on those days leading up to Calvary, thinking about what Christ was experiencing and feeling before going to the cross. I focused on what our Lord, His followers, and all those wanting a king to save them may have been thinking. As I revisited things I thought I knew,…
There are many moments in life when what we see or experience doesn’t seem to match what we believe…in those times, we can slip into doubt, confusion, or fear. But faith steadies us in that uncertainty. Faith doesn’t eliminate hardship, and it doesn’t mean everything will make sense. But faith does give us that deep…
What a gift we have in Scripture – history, truths, promises, guidance, affirmation, living examples, and so much more. One of the things I cherish the most is the transparency of God’s Word. We see flawed, hesitant, fearful, and even rebellious people being restored and used by the Lord for His purpose and plan. That…
I’ve spent a lifetime taking the Lord for granted…happily charging forward doing my own thing and then desperately seeking Him when things went wrong. I relied on myself until I couldn’t anymore, and my urgency in calling out to Him was tied directly to my level of despair at that time. But I know that’s…
There are many moments in our lives when we want the Lord to speak loudly, break through the noise of this world, and respond to our concerns in unmistakable ways. And sometimes He may! But in divine irony, scripture tells us that our all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present God, who if He wanted could shout from the…
