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Work or teamwork? Which describes your spiritual walk? For years, the answer for me was work. Do this. Don’t do that.  Yes, I had a relationship with God, but my walk with Him looked a lot like me trying really hard to do what I thought He wanted.  I lived under law, not in grace.…

My husband and I love sports stories, stories where, in spite of great obstacles, the athlete triumphs. Netflix is full of them. However, in Deuteronomy, we find the opposite: great deeds met with distrust and rejection.  “In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 1:32 NIV “This” is the list of miracles God…

Second Chronicles 7:13-14 springs from everyone’s lips these days:  If I [God] shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will…

My husband and I have been watching Sherlock reruns (the Benedict Cumberbatch series). In the episode following Mary Watson’s death, in which she takes a bullet meant for Sherlock, Sherlock says this, “In saving my life, she conferred a value on it. It’s a currency I do not know how to spend.” Profound.  Two thoughts came to…

Here are some tips for surviving the 2020 pandemic—with a spiritual twist. Tip #1: Wash up. As you wash your hands with soap and water, wash your spirit with the Word. God says, “Fear not.” Meditate and pray through Psalm 91 (below). Tip #2: Keep your distance. Distance yourself from fear, anxiety, and stress. God…

Sheep dog trials serve as my favorite event at the Fort Worth Stock Show. Sheep dog trials are a timed event during which the dog must maneuver three sheep around the pen and two different barrels, through a narrow shoot, and then into the pen while the shepherd gives commands. Shepherd and sheep dog teams…

Administer justice. Has that ever shown up on your job description? If you work with people, be they little peeps or big ones, you can bet the need for justice will arise. Whether we play referee for the kids at home or negotiate contract terms, we all benefit when justice prevails.  Many of us have…

Character determines revelation. -Oswald Chambers Does that thought bring an “Uh-oh” or an “Amen”? Oswald Chambers tells us character affects the degree to which God reveals Himself, His will, and His ways to us.  Character displays our obedience factor. It reminds me of Philippians 2:13, how God works in us to will and to act…

How much do you know about the Trinity? Here’s a short quiz: 1. The Trinity is one God. T/F 2. The Trinity is three gods. T/F 3. The Trinity is one God expressed in three Persons. T/F 4. The Son and the Spirit were created by the Father as His first works. T/F 5. The…

Scripture speaks at length about warfare. Believers no longer walk under the authority of the enemy, yet sometimes we surrender the fight. Then Scripture tosses the book of Job our way. Job What about Job? Let’s read Job 1:8-12 NIV: Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth…