"And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand." --Isaiah 64:8 (NLT) When I was about 13 years old, I took a ceramics class at a community center. Usually our teacher told us what project we were making right away, [...]

"David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” --1 Samuel 17:45 (NLT) Has it ever felt like you were facing an impossible or next-to-impossible situation? [...]

“But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” --John 4:14 (NLT) A few months ago, I was invited to take part in a women's retreat made up of good friends from our church. All of us enjoyed the [...]

"So now I am giving you a new commandment: love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." --John 13:34-35 (NLT) When I was a relatively new Christian, I learned how to share my faith [...]

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, "Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin." In the [...]

"I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them. --Isaiah 42:16 (NLT) A few times a month, Timothy and I visit with [...]