Do you remember “Joseph’s coat of many colors” – the multi-variegated coat that launched Joseph into God’s grand plans for the nation of Israel? That ‘coat’ ended up chopped in pieces, stained with blood, and used to deceive (and break) a father’s heart. The multi-variegated wisdom of God involved enslavement, false accusations, and imprisonment for Joseph, the recipient of that coat.
Category Archives: Writing – Devotion
Live Purposefully: Planning for a Fulfilling Future
The new year is a great time for new goals. It’s not as hard as you think. Here’s a mini-video work-shop you can pause as you work through. I’d love to hear your plans and pray with you!
Talking with the One Who Loves You Best
All relationships need communication. Many struggle to enter into conversation with God. A prayer journal offers a ‘structure’ to help you develop time with the Lord. This piece provides resources to help you create a journal. May it bless your time with the One who loves you best.
Mountain Climbing Faith
Frustration gave birth to my desire to try mountain climbing. In the midst of fighting to overcome the painful debilitation of bursitis in both hips, exercise was reduced to millimeter movements. It so annoyed me that I set a (ridiculous) goal of mountain climbing by my 60th birthday. It didn’t happen…but the desire didn’t leave.Continue reading “Mountain Climbing Faith”
God’s Word will change your life!
Guest Writer: Michelle says, “I was sure I had managed to successfully live my life with this aura that screams, “Do not approach this woman to speak. Ever. “Maybe it was because the request came as a text message and somehow it just felt easy to be a brave keyboard warrior and respond ummm maybe, but mostly it is because I know better than to tell God ‘no’ and it is best to Trust and Obey, so here I am.”
Overcoming Life’s Mountains: A Faith Perspective
God’s good plans from eternity past are moving to fulfillment.
Finding Comfort in Grief: Isaiah’s Message of Hope
Let’s walk together for the next few weeks exploring Isaiah’s understanding of Jesus Christ.
Glory Glimpse: ZEALOUS
We complete our alphabet journey of ‘names’ for our amazing God with Zealous! Our Lord is zealous and desires for us to be as well. Zeal without knowledge is dangerous–but zeal rightly directed changes everything. The ‘Zeal of the LORD of Hosts’ delivered Judah from Assyria (2 Kings 19:31), but even greater, that zeal providedContinue reading “Glory Glimpse: ZEALOUS”
Glory Glimpse: YOUNG CHILD
Angels announced his birth; faithful saints prophesied of his greatness; his parents pondered all. The wise men sought and found Jesus as a Young Child…and they bowed down and worshipped Him! When we consider the Young Child who became our Savior, we, too, will rejoice in His greatness and bow before Him. We will longContinue reading “Glory Glimpse: YOUNG CHILD”
Glory Glimpse: X-PRESS IMAGE
Arriving at “X” in our journey through the alphabet demands some creativity in our spelling! Oh, but what a glorious view of Christ we will receive. Our primary text verse comes from Hebrews 1, verse 3: Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things byContinue reading “Glory Glimpse: X-PRESS IMAGE”