Author: Karen Moore

Author of devotional and prayer books. Inspirational speaker.

for writers

Writing with Purpose

Write these things for the future so that people who are not yet born will praise the Lord.  Psalm 102:18, NCV One thing about publishing your writing, as opposed to journaling or emailing your thoughts to someone is that readers may discover your work far into the future. Often, you can update or revise your past writings, […]

August 11, 2022
Inspirational

Consider Yourself Blessed!

Most of us are comfortable offering the words, “Bless you” when someone sneezes. After all, it is the polite thing to do. Of course, I’m attracted to our cultural traditions, so I looked up the origin of this behavior. Our ancestors believed that it might be possible with a sneeze to lose your soul, so […]

August 8, 2022
Inspirational

What God Wants from You

[God] already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously.    Micah 6:8, MSG I appreciate this little nugget of […]

August 4, 2022
Inspirational

Time for a Growth Spurt

So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. 2 Peter 1:5-8, MSG When you were a kid, you might have had parents who […]

August 1, 2022
Inspirational

What’s Up with Heaven?

A few years back, I worked on a book idea with a guy who had a pretty intriguing personal story. It was one of those stories that makes you shake your head and question whether it could even be true, but he had a way of making it convincing. In a nutshell, he grew up […]

July 28, 2022
Inspirational

Forgive Us as We Forgive Others

Most of us like to think of ourselves as being forgiving. We imagine we’re able to let the past slip into faded memory and that the wounds we both gave and received have long ago been packed up and put aside. After all, we know that forgiveness is a two-sided street and that both people […]

July 25, 2022
Inspirational

God Is

Human beings find numerous ways to make the existence of God complicated. After all, we like to put our own spin on the person of God so we can grasp it in a way that makes sense to us. If we truly believe God exists, then one thing that makes it very clear is to […]

July 21, 2022
for writers

“So What?” for Writers

The writing life isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s not easy, no matter how much you romanticize it. It’s not fun, because just when you think you’ve found your muse, your thoughts explode in a hundred directions and you’re left to wander for pages on end, until you find your way again. It’s scary, […]

July 18, 2022
Inspirational

Send Someone Else

Thought I’d share a little poem I wrote about answering God’s call. I suspect I’ve responded like this more than once. Blessings to you today.   Send Someone Else ©2022 Karen Moore  Now go! I will help you speak, and I will teach you what to say.” But Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.” […]

July 14, 2022
Inspirational

The Gift of Gray Hair

I remember the first one. I was barely 30 years old, and it didn’t seem right for some strand of gray to show up in my hair. After all, I was way too young for that. Gray hair was for people who spent most of their days chatting about their newest aches and pains. It […]

July 11, 2022