God Prunes Us With Love. My in-laws live among fertile farmland in Northern California. Miles of thriving nut orchards surround a small vineyard that my Father-in-law planted so he could produce and bottle wine. It’s been a passion of his for years and he’s enjoyed learning how to carefully care for the vines. As he …
I confess. I try to pray every day, but it doesn’t always happen. It seems I turn to prayer most urgently when I face something I can’t handle on my own. I know I need help, so I ask God to take over my situation and see me to a successful end. The problem arises …
I’ll admit I’ve struggled sometimes to feel God’s presence or discern His activity. During times of heartache in marriage, job loss, and broken relationships (among others), I’ve felt like I prayed my heart out but saw few visible results. I’ve wondered why God hasn’t stepped in to situations that I know He can fix. If …
Ever wondered how to organize your prayer life? My wait was over. I finally felt the Lord’s nod to take a deeper step into a ministry project that I’d daydreamed about for years. As I moved forward, how could I have known I’d encounter valuable lessons to prompt me to lean how to organize my …
We didn’t see it coming. All at once we were snatched from comfortable routines, woken from dreams for the future, and separated from loved ones. We find ourselves now in isolation, reading headlines that spur fear and anxiety. The illness that plagued other nations has invaded our hometowns, our hospitals, our places of work. For …