Loaded with Blessings

Loaded with Blessings

My bags are packed, and I am ready to travel to a reunion of friends. The flight is leaving in three hours and before I leave for the airport, I take a few moments to read God’s Word and pray for my trip.  As I open my Bible to Romans 15:23-29 I read about Paul’s...

Learning to Pray for My Enemies

Last Friday night I was putting the final touches on a talk I would be giving the next morning to a group of ladies in my community. We’d be talking all about kindness and gratitude and what it can look like to live those things with our families. I read through part...

Whatever it Takes

During my devotion time one day I was reading Acts 23 and all of a sudden I found myself laughing out loud.  There is nothing comical about Acts 23.  The story really starts in Acts 21 when the apostle Paul decides to go Jerusalem.  Long story short, Paul had been...