Category: Inspirational

Inspirational

Shape Up!

A while back, I wrote a book called The Heart-Shaped Life Devotional.  The subtitle says: Choosing a life of steadfast love one day at a time.  I wrote this book because we live in a harsh world that seems to have lost heart.  Wherever we look, people are complex and violent, flawed at best and spiraling […]

February 21, 2022
Inspirational

Lovable You!

Hello Adorable One! Oh, yes, that’s you! You may not always recognize how awesome and lovable you are, but it’s Valentine’s Day so get ready to be the center of attention. Psalm 139 declares that God can’t get enough of fawning over you, thinking about you, coming up with ways to make your life cheerier. […]

February 14, 2022
Inspirational

Love Forgives

Forgiveness is sticky! We’re grateful for it when we want God to forgive our foolishness and self-centeredness. We like it well enough when someone who has hurt us in the past, finally declares they were wrong and would like us to forgive them. When it comes to seeking the forgiveness of someone else over something […]

February 10, 2022
Inspirational

God’s Up All Night

“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?”   Matthew 6:34, NLT This question that Jesus posed to His listeners, is a good one for each of us to consider. After all, we’re a nation of worriers. God wants us to be a nation of warriors…prayer warriors. He wants us to win over […]

February 3, 2022
Inspirational

Nothing Is Something

In The Never-Ending Story, a fantasy civilization is being destroyed by “The Nothing.” The Nothing slowly works to deprive every living thing of imagination, thinking, or even reading a good book. The nothing creeps in like a thick, dark cloud to keep people believing more in the “Nothing” than in the “something” they still have.  […]

January 31, 2022
Inspirational

Seize Life!

The writer of Ecclesiastes 9:7 said this: Seize life! Eat bread with gusto, drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes–God takes pleasure in your pleasure! (The Message) If I get to have a laugh-out-loud kind of day, relaxed, and just having fun, I never think about how important it is to God for me […]

January 27, 2022
Inspirational

Beautiful Hands

Some of you may remember a book I wrote called, “What a Great Word.” I loved the opportunity to create this book because it gave me 366 ways to write one key word, one simple word we all know, and then spin it into a new thought, perhaps one we hadn’t considered before. It certainly […]

January 24, 2022
Inspirational

Do You See Me?

We all know Job had his share of troubles. In fact, he had more troubles than any of us would ever care to deal with. He lost his friends, his family, his livelihood and his health. He lost his position in the community and a sense that he understood what God wanted from him. He […]

January 20, 2022
Inspirational

Filling the Air with Possibility

Here’s a piece from my recent book, It’s Still Possible.   Think about a big balloon. It’s designed to fly. It has incredible possibilities to float high and travel far. It’s colorful and brilliant and capable. It’s perfectly made, well-rounded, and easy on the eye. It only needs one thing. It can’t fulfill its calling […]

January 17, 2022
Inspirational

A Bit of Humpty Dumpty

Here’s a short prayer for everyone who feels a bit crushed by life’s circumstances. It seems we can still learn a few things from Humpty-Dumpty.   The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.             Psalm 34:19, NCV Dear Jesus, I feel like Humpty Dumpty after he […]

January 13, 2022