He is Risen Indeed.

THIS Easter, I think I feel a NEW depth of what Christ has done for me, in His incredible act of love on the cross. The weather has been beautiful these past few weeks…really gorgeous weather…there is new life springing up all around us…such beautiful flowers…beautiful blossoms.  I am asking Him for NEW LIFE through Him […]

LOVE.

The Lord is showing me how to LOVE.  He is showing me that each and every family, town, state, country, and race of people have a different language and different ways of receiving LOVE.  I must learn their language, learn about THEM, and ask for wisdom in how to LOVE them.  This is true no […]

Maturity in Faith

The Lord has gently impressed upon my heart different levels of maturity in faith.  He takes us on the next level when He feels we are ready.  Our hearts have to be willing and ready.  He never forces us.  I love that.  Our love is a gift to Him.  And that is what He truly wants.  I […]

The Love of a Father

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34)” In order to love others fully, we must know how deeply and everlasting our Father loves us.  There are so many aspects of His love…and when I dwell on all the ways He has […]

Loving Extravagantly

God is calling me to love extravagantly and tenaciously…no matter what. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to do this…it involves a lot of things that are so hard for my sinful heart to do…pretty much everything in 1 Corinthians 13.  It is impossible to give this kind of love without Jesus, because this […]