There is a right way to dress! As a woman, I enjoy shopping for clothes and wearing nice things. As a mother, when my children were still at home, I can always remember wanting my children dressed in nice clothes too; I didn’t want them wearing shabby clothes. Coco Chanel made this statement, you dress…
For several years now I have heard the phrase, “The dark is getting darker, and the light is getting lighter.” This has never been more true than today. Do you think that things taking place in the world today are any surprise to God? Of course not! In fact, Second Timothy 3 gives us clear…
On Easter Sunday of 2009 I shared a message with my church entitled Bounce. I was going through a challenging time in my life, and a friend of mine gave me an article to read that went straight into my heart and helped carry me through one of the greatest battles I have ever endured….
The common thread running through the hearts of many in the body of Christ—myself included—has to do with recognizing the greatest force we possess: LOVE. When you were born again, you were born into love, and the love nature of Jesus is living in you. This love nature grows and develops as you give it…
January was a month full of God’s blessings. Our first meetings were held at my home church in Birmingham, and it was one of the greatest starts to a year that I can remember. Then at the end of January we traveled to the great nation of Nigeria. Right after graduating RHEMA in 1982, I spent a…
Each year when another January rolls around, there is a sense of refreshing and newness to be experienced, and it’s a good thing. It’s a time when people reflect on where they currently are and where they want to go, a personal inventory if you will. Habakuk 2:1-2 says, I will stand upon my watch,…
This is the time of year when memories abound. Families gather, celebrating their special traditions, and much of the world celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus. As we began setting up decorations this year, we displayed my mother’s Bible right next to the Nativity set, and opened it to Luke chapter one….
What a wonderful, loving God we serve! We should reflect often on His goodness. Regardless of the world’s report, we must keep our attention on what He has said in His Word to experience victory. For several months I have observed people battling discouragement. Every believer I have ever known has had opportunities to be…
The wonderful stories we read in the Old Testament cause us to rejoice at the miraculous way God moved. It’s important that we are mindful that they were not merely historical accounts; they were written down as examples. They are recorded so that we can learn from them, follow them, and get the same results…
