No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive th...  Read More

Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? I encourage you to surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing a...  Read More

That’s the way I felt about journaling for so much of my life. I didn’t like it. I wasn’t good at it or consistent enough to be of any value to me. Thanks to the encouragement of John Eldredge and the...  Read More

They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day…-Genesis 3:8 (NASB) _____________________________ Adam and Eve had the amazing privilege of having God come down and v...  Read More

February 10, 2016 – Twenty-six years ago, the direction of my life changed. I saw a vision of myself standing before a group of people with the Bible in my hands. I knew so certainly then that God was...  Read More

July 29, 2012 – Prayer is still not an easy discipline for our family. We are way too distracted. ____________________________________ Today, I am happy to say that much has changed since that short a...  Read More

And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus.                       -1 Thessalonians 5:18 (TPT) ______________________________________...  Read More

August 21, 2011 – Finally, today I am back on track with bible study. I am so sorry, Lord, for allowing changes to our regular routines to keep our family so distracted and occupied that we fail to ma...  Read More

My eyes strain to see your rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled. I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love and teach me your decrees. Give discernment to me, your servant; then I...  Read More

April 2009 – Today, very significantly, I feel a burden to pray against the spiritual strongholds of Satan in the Northwest. I feel considerable opposition to us, specifically pertaining to getting a ...  Read More

March 25, 2009 - Well, Tammie and I are making plans to move to Montana and teach. What is God’s mission for us? We don’t really know what the specifics of this might be. All we know is that we feel t...  Read More

Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of God’s grace. And make sure no one lives with a root of bitterness sprouting within them which will only cause trouble and poison...  Read More