I do not live in regret but hope. I will see your redemption and your restoration in the land of the living.
Bible or Hallmark Movie?
Genesis 19 is just a bizarre chapter. I read most of the chapter with an expression of disgust, thinking, “If this were a TV show, I would have turned it off.” It’s weird when you think you need to watch a Hallmark Movie to cleanse your pallet from a Bible reading. How does an entire town unite and decide to sexually assault strangers visiting your town? Was there a town...
Preemptive Strike 2020 – Restoration
Day 4 – Redeem and Restore This morning as I awoke, my heart was heavy with regret. My mind was bombarded with choices I had made, wishing for a do over. Then from the regret came hopelessness. Not sure what triggered these emotions this morning but I know the cure – prayer. Father, I thank you that you are a God who resurrects, redeems and restores. You who resurrected the...
Double for his troubles
It has been week. My daughter in a tornado. My son in a car accident. My husband had a health scare and rushed to the ER. (He is fine. Actually the doctor said his lab results were beautiful.) The enemy has stolen a lot from me and my family this week. But I’m excited! Why? God has promised to restore double all the enemy has stolen. In my next book,...
Redemption
The first movie James and I saw together was Back to the Future. It is one of my all time favorites. My favorite part is the end because not only was Marty’s family restored, it was redeemed. I went to a creative seminar and was told a good story will always be redemptive. (Maybe that is why I needed counseling after the last Avengers movie.) Redemption is better than restoration....
Does God Allow?
It’s 5:30 am during the summer. I should be asleep but I’m up pondering theological questions. Does God “allow” adversity to refine us? In Acts 13, Paul and Barnabus are commissioned, sent out to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. But later in the chapter we see them preaching in Antioch at a synagogue to Jews and Jewish converts. Opposition occurred which led Paul and Barnabus to return to their...