Purposeful Prayer & More

The King of the universe sees me, and I am not invisible. And how do I respond to such a call? Do I find myself too busy? Do I feel He is asking too much? Is my desire to say yes—but only if...

It’s with much emotion that I said farewell to my job today, and to many great colleagues who made these last four years the best years of my career. As I said goodbye, I shared the following as a guidepost for my life going forward: “I trust the next chapter because I know the Author.” So, what does the next chapter of my life look like? In this next chapter, I will...

How often do we underestimate the influence of our everyday life and an intentional and purposeful walk with God? Reflecting on this, I think of the profound influence a friend and her family had on me early in life. It changed me forever. I met my...

For a long time, I believed I was on the right path, but as I grew older, something didn’t feel right. All these religious activities that were supposed to bring me closer to God began to feel more like empty routines—rituals that didn’t change my heart. Despite my constant prayers and church attendance, I started to...

The only way we can have peace in this world is by...

While I walked to my car holding onto my new medicine, many thoughts raced through my mind. “I am officially crazy. What’s wrong with me? Now I need this special medicine to help me get better! I’m a lost cause!” After I got into my car, I sat for a while, just crying and crying. Then my sadness turned into anger. I was mad! I began to drive and head towards the freeway when I suddenly remembered how my dad died. He was killed when...

It was a hot and humid day on November 18, and excitement was in the air. We were about to have a front-row seat for the MAVEN spacecraft's launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The countdown to lift-off would soon begin…

God counted each day in that first week, but He did not name each day; He called day one the “first day." Likewise, days 2 through 6 were assigned ordinal numbers. It was only the seventh day that God named—calling it the Sabbath. Indeed, nowhere in the Bible do we find...

On the street, the angel vanished. When Peter came to his senses, he realized that he was on the very road he would have walked the next morning to his death. God still had a work for Peter to do, so He...

Loss is a part of life—the hardest part—and it starts early. Grief has many faces and strikes every age. It is impossible to make sense of many terrible losses. Whether it’s death, a disabling injury, the loss of property, pets, health, friends, or a job loss, it can make you feel...

As we stepped off the elevator, a housekeeper was cleaning across the hall. She hadn’t been there before. I felt strongly impressed to speak with her. She was deaf and unable to speak, but when I showed her the book and...

Meagan flourished in the class, and soon Joy and Meagan's mom, Rose, became good friends. That year, Rose shared that she was in the middle of a divorce and...