Kristen is Alive because of her Faith in Jesus! (John 11:25,26)
Faith is our foundation On it, we all can stand It’s a gift that God has given To keep our eyes on Him Our faith, it isn’t fiction Imagination, that has no root It grafts us into Christ So our lives can bear His fruit True faith isn’t weakened By trials that come our way Read More …
Her voice, it still echoes In my mind throughout the day As I remember her sweet smile And the words she’d often say Her life, it wasn’t perfect At times, she fell down But her faith gave her hope To rise up off the ground She refused to give in And let sin have its Read More …
Don Quixote is a Spanish novel from the early 1600’s. One famous scene from the book depicts Don Quixote as he comes to a field of windmills. Don Quixote imagines the windmills are giants and enters into battle with them. My question is: What is your windmill? If we focus on the windmills of life, we waste all Read More …
Steve Harvey has shared that as a child, his imagination was God’s way of inspiring him. He said: “See, I didn’t know then what I know now. Imagination is everything. It’s the preview to life’s coming attractions…Imagination is the second half of that scripture. ‘Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence Read More …
I don’t live on a mountain Or in temples of stone I am always with you You are never alone I am near to your heart And I want you to know Even in the darkness Your path, I will show My Word is a lamp It shines bright and clear When you search it Read More …
Our peace and our joy do not depend on our circumstances but on our perspective. Faith gives perspective and context to our circumstances! Jesus is our hope and strength. Keep your eyes on Him. Don’t look to the right or to the left. “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face… And the Read More …
“Forgiveness is Given not Earned” Kristen often shared with me regarding her sorrow for disappointing God. She struggled with a couple sin strongholds that, at times, affected her intimacy with Him. I would always remind her that He would never leave her or forsake her, regardless of her mistakes… and neither would I. She would Read More …
FINISHING THE RACE We look for the answers We search far and wide While ignoring His Spirit Waiting patiently inside His voice, it is quiet He does not demand Our life, we must choose To place in His hands He is our comfort And our sure guide He brings to remembrance How He suffered and Read More …
THE “ONE” THING In the early 1990’s, there was a dude-ranch themed comedy starring Billy Crystal as Mitch. The movie portrayed three middle-aged men looking for something to give meaning to their lives. Jack Palance played a crotchety old ranch hand named Curly. In one scene, as Mitch and Curly are riding alone, Curly points Read More …
Some people have shared that they couldn’t imagine how it must have felt to spend time with God as I described in the post on June 19, 2016, “Wrestling with God – A Father’s Story“. This video is a small glimpse into that time with Him.