As I write this, our world is experiencing an abundance of significant natural events that are causing distress. We just weathered two major, record-setting hurricanes. The west is being devoured by wildfires. One website tells us that there were 673 earthquakes in the world, recorded at a magnitude above 4.0 in the last 30 days!1There …
Tag: Victory
Peace & Security
Well, it’s been a while since I posted on my personal blog. Things have been a little busy with our new ministry, Around The Corner Ministries, and my focus has been there. We are on a 40-day devotional journey, so in writing those devotions, I haven’t been able to keep up with my blog. But …
What Were You Thinking?
In a recent conversation with a sister in Christ I was reminded how serious the battle is for our thoughts. We are in a spiritual war, and for the believer, our thought life is usually the place where we are attacked the most, and where we need to put our best defense and offense in …
What Have You Done With The Spoils?
In 2 Samuel 8:11 we get a little insight into the character of David, an ordinary shepherd boy who became known as a “man after God’s own heart.” At this point in life, he had been made king over all of Israel. He ruled the largest unified kingdom in the known world at that time, …
The Lord Has Broken Through
Studying the life of David is such a great adventure. His life is an encouragement to any believer, as he experienced great victories and was used in mighty ways by God, and at the same time we see his weaknesses and failures. David’s life gives us all hope; hope that God’s grace and mercy covers …