What Jesus Does With Empty Baskets

What Jesus Does With Empty Baskets

Jesus kept giving them to the disciples to give to the people. (Mark 6:41) Because I always have far too many ideas and projects on the back burner, I have more binders than I can count, waiting patiently on the shelf for their turn in the spotlight. When a thought...
Who’s in charge here?

Who’s in charge here?

It’s a big season in the life of my family, and even bigger seasons are coming faster than we know. Oh, we know they’re coming…but the speed with which they’re approaching is astounding. “High school will move at mach speed,” they...
God’s Advice for the Future

God’s Advice for the Future

It was 8:00 at night, and as I settled in to read for a while, I was suddenly overwhelmed by a spirit of fear. It was an all-consuming fear of…well, I wasn’t quite sure. I just wept and prayed, “God, I’m scared. I’m so scared, God.”...
Love Notes From God

Love Notes From God

It started with a heart-shaped shell in my path during a lonely prayer walk on the beach one morning. That little heart was a whisper to my heart: I love you. That day began my obsession with noticing hearts, which I knew were His reminders to me of His love. They...