God gave us self-control because WE MATTER. Our purpose, our gift, our contribution to God’s kingdom is so important that God GAVE us what we need to fulfill it. Because calling is a GIFT of God, it does not come from trying harder in our own strength. The self-control we need for our calling is not a manifestation of striving. Instead, self-control is a yieldedness to the gift already inside of us. It becomes an expression of agreement with our significance AND agreement with the power of God inside of us.
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My Barefoot Dreams bathrobe was my best friend. When I had newborn babies, multiple times every night I’d hear them cry, turn off the monitor, crawl out of bed, grab my thick cozy bathrobe, slip on my slippers and shuffle down the hall to baby’s room. My postpartum experience usually included severe night sweats, so in […]
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The only limitation to Jesus’ power in our lives is the level of our faith. If you want to see Jesus’ move powerfully in and through you, follow these four steps to grow on-fire faith. From the moment Jesus turned water into wine we see His power in action in the gospels. He healed fevers, […]
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Are you in the trenches of ministry or following Jesus? This brief video message encourages the people doing the hard work of ministry and the hard work of faith. You can have joy in difficult circumstances.
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As the enormity of the assignment settled in, Mr. Strachan rose to his tiptoes to lean over the podium and issue a warning. In his Scottish accent, with wild eyes and a silly grin, Billy Strachan warned all of us to, “Beware of Leviticus!”
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Several years ago my husband and I made a choice to open our homes and our hearts to a foster child. While our kids had a chance to share their opinions, they really didn’t have a choice. They never got the chance to say, “I could never do that!” They never even got nine months to get used to the idea of a baby. One afternoon in August our four boys got a baby sister, a sister who might stay for a few weeks or for a lifetime. At the time our boys, ages 13, 12, 10 and 8, were forced to decide what to do with their hearts.
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