Purposeful Prayer & More

The Bible tells us how we should dress for spiritual success. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but...

Sherlock and Holmes were gifts that gave so much and taught me even more. Recently, I realized that those ongoing conversations through the day could be happening more fully in the same way with the Holy Spirit. Often on remote-work days, they would sit one on either side of me. In reality, the Holy Spirit is in all the same places as my boys were and more, whether I’ve been...

Many people say that the Bible cannot be trusted. Should this be surprising? From the opening chapters of the Bible, we see how deceit...

The disciples were commanded to wait until the power came. They didn’t wait idly. “The disciples prayed with intense earnestness for a...

Do you want to move mountains, not just literal mountains, but spiritual mountains that may be blocking us or others from growing closer to Christ? Then how do we have the faith that Jesus was talking about? So, in order to have this faith, we must first have...

When I was nine, my love for animals grew into an aversion to eating them. My grandmothers were horrified when I declared myself a vegetarian, imagining I would become sickly and stunted, but my decision stuck. When the time came to apply for college, I...

On October 30, 1990, I met the mountains—and I fell in love. I had flown to Seattle from Virginia, where I lived at the time, and rented a car. True to form, I started to...

Throughout my reading and preparation, I came to appreciate how much the faith of Jesus, or the faith Jesus Himself had, is beautifully recorded in Mark. Each chapter offered a new insight that I could personally apply to my own life about His faith. I feel truly blessed, and I sincerely pray that everyone who watches will...

I've learned that perspective is everything, and how we see things helps us endure trials differently. I'll share what I've learned through my own crucibles, including one I'm going through as I write this—which is by far my greatest trial yet. Here are some important lessons that I’ve learned:

After weeks of roller-coaster blood sugar readings with no good explanation of why it was happening, discouragement seeped into my soul, and I cried out to God, “Why, God, why is this happening to me!?” “Praise Me,” was the gentle response I heard. “Praise Me, for all the times I’ve...

One day, an unexpected conversation with my mom took place. She asked me if I would...

Many times, she tried to cross, but the cars were too fast and too many, and she was just too slow. Finally, some firemen going in the opposite direction...