STOP. Right now. Right where you are. Don't change a thing. Don't close a tab on your browser. Don't close a book. Don't delete a message you're writing. LOOK. Look around you. Look at what you're doing. What you're writing. What you're playing. What you're saying. ASK. Ask yourself, "What does God think of me, right now, right where I'm at, doing what I'm doing, … [Read more...]
Today I Said Goodbye
February 4, 2012 By 5 Comments
Today I said goodbye.Goodbye to a dream to which the Lord led me.Goodbye to the hopes of being a world changer.Goodbye to stubborn insistence that love is enough.Today I said goodbye.Goodbye to prideful refusal to ask for help.Goodbye to long-term denial that something needed to change.Goodbye to felt pressure to be a poster child for a cause.Today I said goodbye. Tomorrow I … [Read more...]
Is today Orphan Monday?
November 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
With tears streaming down my face, I listened, worshiped, and prayed with people from 24+ countries around the world in thousands of congregations during the live webcast sponsored by Christian Alliance for Orphans. Weighing heavy on each of our hearts were the known and nameless, near and distant orphans of the world - the 145 million children - facing uncertain futures with no mom, no … [Read more...]
Dedicated to Dima
August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It began as an inkling, an interest, a possibility, but developed and grew until their hearts beat boldly with conviction; their souls brimmed with love. He was their son and yet he lived not in their home. While he played unknowingly in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, they prayed intentionally in Ocala, Florida. Jenny and Eric enjoyed, even embraced, what they considered a complete happy existence … [Read more...]
Loving the least of these
April 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Have you ever faced a situation, and thought, "I don't know what to do!!"? You pray and seek out the counsel of the Holy Spirit, ready to obediently respond, if only you knew what that obedience looked like. Sometimes we can feel like that even in the simple day-to-day details of life. We want desperately to live a life of sacrifice, obedience and purpose as a response to the grace … [Read more...]
