This post has been updated with fresh content for the June 5th state-wide direct primary election. If God is ultimately in control of the world and has a specific plan for it, why should Christians vote? Here are three reasons to consider: 1) God calls each of us to play a part in His plan as He brings global events together …
Wake up Call
I just returned from Mount Hermon Writers’ Conference energized after a hard re-set with my writing. It was a wake up call to re-engage my heart. It was a chance to accept God’s invitation to dig deep and reignite my passion for writing words that paint a portrait of our great God. During the conference, God provided a chance for me to look into His face and find the deeper, …
God Is Using Details to Direct You
The pastor smiled as he leaned back in his chair, “God doesn’t care where you live, Bethany.” My fiancé’ and I had been earnestly seeking God’s guidance about where to live after we got married. Should we stay local and keep our family happy or act on an opportunity to spread our wings and move out of state? Several choices lay before …
3 Steps to Finding God's Call
“David . . . fulfilled God’s purpose in his own generation.” (Acts 13) Do you want to know God’s call for your life? God called David to lead Israel as its king. God called David to a specific mission at a particular time in history–and he fulfilled it. But today, many of us misunderstand what “fulfilling God’s call” means. When we …
When to Speak the Truth in Love, Part 2
“Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing . . . must come between it and the beloved person.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer I sat working on a client’s nails one afternoon as she recounted her recent separation from her husband, Gary. “We’ve just . . . grown apart. Gary’s moving down south. He met …
Risky Faith
Has God called you to do something risky? Something you don’t think you can do? Something you’re afraid to do? God calls us to take risks. All the time. There’s no escaping it. I’m talking about risks like: The risk of faith; to tackle things beyond our abilities. Always scary. The risk of being judged; to share things about ourselves that are …