I have been a holder-on, a lingerer, not always eager to turn the page to meet the unfamiliar. Some pages turn however warm or unwelcome...

I want to thank God for the inheritance of overcoming He gave me. If you are a blood-bought, born-again believer in Jesus Christ, you,...

God is with us. The word says   God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the...

I had been in a season of soul-searching, repentance, and healing, seeking God’s direction for the way forward. Uncertainty and upheaval...

Whether your finances take a hit when the mail runs or a puppy puddle soaks your sock during your morning dash, challenges will find you....

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”...

Swinging and singing with my sisters on our backyard swing set was one of my favorite pastimes growing up. We loved to swing! We swung on...

I recall writing papers for school. There were steps to it: brainstorming, outlining, writing the rough draft, editing, then writing the...

Gracing the living room wall of my childhood home hung a picture of Jesus standing outside a rustic, arched, wooden door, his hand poised...

Before my Shorkie dog, Daisy, got used to baths, getting her near running water sometimes activated her survival instincts. She’d start...

The Peanuts comic gave us several icons, one of them being Charlie Brown’s teacher’s droning voice. Hers might be the greatest depiction...

In Psalm 3 David wrote of his battle against intense opposition. His son and thousands of his countrymen had turned against him. As I...

During a Sunday morning worship service, I witnessed a daughter sing to honor her mother who had passed away just a few days beforehand....

The other evening late while working on a Tea Time with Truth post I took a notion for beef stew with buttered bread, a simple savory...

Repeaters. Somehow that’s a bad thing, to simply repeat what others have said without bringing in my own original content. However, as...

I recently watched “God’s Not Dead” (again), and of all the faith components in the story, the one that lingered with me was Amy’s trial....

On the eve of Christmas Eve 2022, I was tucking my daughter into bed on what must have been the coldest night of the year. The...

The following scriptures from the Holy Bible are referenced either directly or in idea in "He Makes Me Merry." I hope you'll read and...