• God is Our Ultimate Joy and Salvation – Psalm 16

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    Psalm 16 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;     I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,     in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;     their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out     or take their names on my lips. 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;     you hold my lot. 6 The lines have…

  • Don’t Be Devoted to a Cause

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    During a time when our country is up-in arms over this cause or that cause….I though this quote from Oswald Chambers was fitting: Paul (after he encountered Christ on the road to Damascus) was not given a message or a doctrine to proclaim, he was brought into a vivid, personal overmastering relationship to Jesus Christ…Paul was devoted to a Person not to a cause. He was absolutely Jesus Christ’s, he saw nothing else, he lived for nothing else. I have…

  • Free 5-Minute Devotionals

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    Are you stuck in your Bible reading? Do you find yourself not knowing where to begin? Is Bible study overwhelming?  I want to offer some FREE 5-minute devotionals for you. The topics range from prayer life to living in the darkness. The Lord places topics on my heart at various times and sometimes I just want to share a few truths with you. Over the last few months I’ve created a packet of free printables to share with you some of my best…

  • A Joy-Filled Reading Plan

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    As I shared the other day…. God is working in our lives, and it is reason enough to rejoice when we know God is working in other people’s lives. And if our work seems futile, don’t worry. I’ve felt sometimes “ministries” I’ve endeavored to pursue have flopped and been such a waste of time. Adoption for one. Everyday I feel like I messed it up. I didn’t trust God when we were in China. I struggled for so many months,…