For many, the challenge is overwhelming right now, and the giants we face may be bringing us to our knees. It’s hard to see that as a good thing, but it’s on our knees where we remember where our hope lies and where our strength comes from. That’s the focus of this poem: “Facing Giants”…
There’s so much darkness in the world today. We can’t miss it if we browse the headlines or watch the news. We might even be in the middle of it ourselves. But Isaiah 9:2 reminds us that there is light in the darkness…not flickering but radiant…not distant but here with us…not blinding but illuminating: “Out…
It’s easy to complicate faith…to pile on expectations that God never asked of us…to make it about checking boxes and striving to be “good” rather than simply submitting and then acting with a heart that’s been transformed by the Lord. Thankfully, His Word gives us a simple, clear list of what God actually requires: “Requirements”…
There are times when I wonder if God is listening…does He really hear me? But when I remember those piercing moments of peace, or those timely moments of clarity, or those unexpected and unexplained moments of calm, it’s then I’m convinced He’s with me and He hears me. I tried to capture those thoughts in…
This week’s poem was inspired by a prompt from my friend Bob Nordeman. He asked if I’d ever written about “legacy”…which I had not…and he mentioned how his daughter Nichole’s song by that name was one of his favorites. And then in a divine “aha moment”, shortly thereafter, I heard Nichole’s song on KLOVE (you…
