Thoughts & Inspirations

Our battle is not and never will be between flesh and blood. But we do take up arms against our true oppressors: our flesh and the devil. We cry out, “I will not live outside of love.”

Today, in continuing the struggle to stay in His present presence and to abide in Him—trusting Him with all things—I’m practicing gratitude. Today,...

There is a light that shines in this darkness. It doesn’t matter how dark it gets, this light overwhelms it. The darkness can’t put it out. If you ...

It was the middle of the day and Grace was in bed. She lay with her comforter wrapped snugly around her aching body and pulled up close to her face...

Years ago, there was a phrase that caught my attention in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. God is speaking to His people and He says, “I have lo...

Come down here and look me in the eyeTell me to my face that you did thisSo I can shove you in the chestSo I can glare at you with longingSo I can ...

I have borne scars by the will of God,And I have borne scars by the will of man.By His grace and the everlasting power that works within me, I have...

"Oh, as you’re runningWhat hindered loveWill only become part of the story.Baby, you’re almost home."(Steffany Gretzinger) She looked at him tent...

I just spent a few days in Las Vegas with Paul for a convention. This was my second time there. I don’t mean to insult anyone who “loves” Vegas but...

Howl at the moonPeer out through your fingers at the chaos and the misery and demand justiceShout at the starsScream at the brilliant crimson skyCa...

You can see them if you take the time to look. It doesn’t matter where you are; at the grocery store, in a bank lineup, or even sitting around your...

There’s something about marriage that I don’t think we’ve gotten yet. We hear this term “oneness” and we I think we get the visual of “becoming one...