This morning I am praying for a mom, a dad, and their tiny newborn who is struggling for his life. Something is terribly wrong with his heart, and their hearts are breaking, too. Everything came back in a rush when I heard it: the shock, the ambulance, the worry, the hospital, the heart-wrenching anxiety and […]
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NEW RELEASE! Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God’s Call With Purpose and Joy
Have you ever wondered how to follow God and trust him, even when you don’t know where you’re going … or you feel inadequate … or you’re alone or your world is falling apart? How do you DO that? How do you know you can trust God? In Becoming Women of the Word: How to […]
LOVE: ALWAYS THERE FOR THE GIVING
“When you run out of love, just make some more!” My grandmother used to tell me this when I was having trouble loving someone or forgiving them. You might not like someone, but you can always love them. “Like,” having to do with feelings, you can’t control. “Love,” having to do with actions, you can. […]
THE RICHNESS OF GOD’S WORD: Psalm 19, 119
Newscasters called it a “bomb cyclone,” the winter storm that slammed the East Coast last week. By the time I cleared my car, did my errands and returned, I’d dealt with wispy snow that returned as quickly as I brushed it off; slick snow that sent my tires skidding sideways; blowing snow that obscured my […]
5 STEPS TO FINDING GOD’S WILL FOR YOUR LIFE
When I was a kid, we had no problem making choices. We went with our gut, and if someone disagreed, we “shot it out” with Rock, Paper, Scissors or we tossed a coin, then threw ourselves into whatever it was. Somewhere along the line, things got complicated. We read “Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow […]
HOW DO I LOVE THEE? A Lesson from Tabgha
Six heart-shaped rocks line the shore at Tabgha on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galiliee. They may have been pulled from an ancient quarry, remnants of old synagogues which traditionally had two heart-shaped columns at the rear corners. Sometime in the fifth to ninth century AD, they were placed in a colonnade commemorating […]
FINDING GOD’S WILL
“I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord in Jer. 29:11. “Plans for good and not for evil – to give you a future and a hope.” What are God’s plans for your life? While I can’t tell you the answer to that question, I can tell you this: God’s Word is […]
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE STORMS OF YOUR LIFE?
A line of thunderstorms crashed through our area two nights ago. Eighty-mile-an-hour winds ripped trees out of the ground, took down power lines and severely damaged several nearby homes. As I picked my way through the debris that covered our driveway, I kept thinking, “Lord — this could be broken glass and twisted metal, bits […]
Speaking
Speaking My greatest joy is to draw people into the word of God and make it accessible — whether through formal study, practical workshops, or talks that connect faith with everyday life. I bring a passionate love of the Bible from my Protestant background, together with over 20 years of experience developing Catholic Bible study […]
WHEN GOD SAYS “NO”—Psalm 38 and a lesson from David
What do we do when God does not answer our prayer? I know they say he always answers – just not necessarily as we would like. So what do we do when God answers “no”? This week I’ve been meditating on Psalm 38, the third of seven “penitential psalms.” It’s a psalm of David, […]
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