Always Uplifting!
Several years ago, my son Jordan walked in the door with a scruffy looking dog in his arms. Truly, that poor thing was in rough shape. Jordan watched as one car after another whizzed around this poor, lost pup, barely missing him but certainly scaring him into chaos and confusion. So Jordan pulled his car off to the side of the road, put…
The other morning, while reading the 32nd chapter of Exodus, I relearned an important lesson. Moses was up on the mountain having a face to face encounter with God. This Israelites hadn’t heard from him in a while and they got bored waiting for him. Let’s look in at their response: When the people saw how long it was taking…
Is it just me or do you think about your dream everyday? At least once a day, perhaps more? Or am I the only one who holds them close every day and every night? Maybe your heart is too tired to dream. Perhaps your hands are full of your heart’s hurt? Maybe there is just too much hurt inside that goes way too deep to even hope for a dream.…
Imagine walking into your church, and instead of seeing the Crucifixion Cross prominently displayed, your eyes are drawn to an electric chair near the altar. Picture the cover of your Bible, with The Cross replaced by “The Chair.” The more you glance around, the more you notice the eponymous symbol for modern execution…
Negative self-talk can bring you down without warning. When it does, cling to Psalm 139:14 and remember that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Change…Why don’t we want to change? Change is hard. Do we not think that we are capable? Do you trust God enough to bring great results from change? Or is it because we are afraid of change itself? Those are some hard hitting questions that I have cross-examined myself with and the answers I came up with, before God, were…
You hear it from the backseat on a long road trip: “Are we there yet?” My heart sometimes asks that same dividing question think about the miracle of Easter morning. The news of death always makes me drift off to my Heavenly and eternal destination. “Am I there yet?” There are days when my heart longs,…
How many days have you woke up with worry? Too many days to count? I love the charge that Jesus gives in Matthew 6 about the worry waters of life. Ever notice how He gives us instructions about what to not about worry? Side note: when there is a “Therefore” in God’s word, it’s a red flag to see what it’s…
One of my first journals was dated Jan. 4, and since then I have resolved myself to writing things down. My desire to write actually started way back when my dream was very small. Whoever gave this gift, must have known. God must have whispered my dream to them. The name of my first journal was “Multi-Volume Dissertation on Everything”…
There was a season when God taught me some valuable lessons on forgiveness. It involved a lawn mower, a fence post and whole lot of sweat and tears. That hot summer day, I was about the business of mowing our yard, my weekly chore. I didn’t want to be there, I never did. Because our yard is really renovated pasture grass, there are…
When you heard the horrible news last Friday of how a little boy was critically injured at the Mall of America you probably couldn't comprehend it either
There are several ways to dye Easter eggs, but I think this is one of the most clever and EASY ways I've found.
Matthew West has written many songs that probably touch you on a daily basis, but you may not know that early in his career, he had some news that threatened to change everything.
