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You CAN Handle the Truth

The Truth is a person called the Word and He came so we could not only handle the things of this world, but overcome them. Read about it here: You Can’t Handle the Truth

Great Commission

Is the Great Commission something that could be fulfilled in our lifetimes? Check out this BLOG written by L.G. Westlake and Nathan Fulcher :read now Great Commission

Six Days or Six Thousand Years

Jump for Joy in My Trials? You Betcha.

So James 1: 2-4 are perplexing verses. To get the inside scoop on how to consider it joy when you have troubles, click the link on Trials below to see a 6 minute video. TRIALS

When having tea with a new friend in Palm Beach, Florida, I was reminded of a certain verse of Scripture. I’ve meditated on James 1: 1-4 for three days now. Let me start at the beginning. I work for an amazing ministry that sends me out to meet with the people who invest in ourContinue reading “Beautiful and Disturbing”

Empty Plates

Going back to work with an international Bible ministry, I’ve been reminded of the year and a half we lived in Equatorial Guinea working with a Bible translation project in process there. I experienced a myriad of emotions as I recalled our ten-year-old son surviving an acute asthma attack while staying in a village thatContinue reading “Empty Plates”

No One Knows The Day

My response to No One Knows the Time of Christ’s Return Photo by Andrey Grushnikov on Pexels.comA When people say that no one knows the day or hour of Christ’s return, tell them to watch this: No One Knows Video

Are You a Crushed Olive?

I had the chance to sit on a patch of ground on the Mount of Olives in a garden facing Jerusalem. The story of Gethsemane – Christ taking Peter, James, and John to pray the night before his mockery of a trial ensued – came to life in a tangible way. I’m not sure thatContinue reading “Are You a Crushed Olive?”

A Lack of Wings

Someone once told me that after their grandmother died, she became a beautiful angel in heaven. This gal had been raised in the church. She’d even attended a private, Christian college. Her background allowed me the space to address that little hiccup head on. “You’re a sweet gal,” I said. “But your theologyContinue reading “A Lack of Wings”