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The Urgency to Proclaim the Truth
When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?...
More Honest and Authentic
“Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.” // Luke 17: 3 Forgiveness has many layers to it. I’m a very forgiving...
Healing for His Glory
"Stand up and go; your faith has saved you." // Luke 17:19 “Please, Momma, make me a mother like you!” I will never forget the sound of desperation in that...
Allow Yourself to Feel the Grief
[D]ust returns to the earth as it once was, and the life breath returns to God who gave it. // Ecclesiastes 12:8 Death is an everyday experience. The small sacrifices...
Listen Beyond the Chaos
"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from...
Our Intimate Invitation
The LORD God called to him and asked him, “Where are you?” // Genesis 3:9 I often contemplate John bringing Mary into where he was staying before sunset after Jesus...
Women of the Resurrection and the Ascension
They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same...
Testimony Fueled by Love
The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. // Luke 24:10 The women were: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and a few others....
Go to Your Inner Room
"And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.” // Matthew 6:18 I’ve never been a person for PDA (public displays of affection). I’m always uncomfortable witnessing couples...
Ephphatha! Be Opened!
“Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) // Mark 7:34 As a child, I suffered from horrible ear infections. I would wake in the mornings with blood-stained pillows, just screaming from the...
Do Whatever He Tells You
“Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” // John 2:4-5 I always marvel...
Least in the Kingdom of Heaven is Greater Than He
“Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than...
