Jesus… After the Anger
Yesterday we heard the Lord’s angry shouts echo off the temple walls as he cleansed his Father’s house. We could almost hear the grunts, the pushing...
6
Jul
6
Jul
Joni’s Heart on Faith
One of my favorite stories about faith is in Mark chapter five. There we witness a desperate, hemorrhaging woman push her way through the crowd...
5
Jul
Jesus…Taking a Stand
It’s easy to picture a kindly, loving Jesus. We’ve had lots of help on that score from religious artists down through the centuries. The Lord sentimentally...
4
Jul
Experiencing a Taste of God’s Unfailing Love at Warrior Getaway
Double Purple Heart recipient Peter Strauch has suffered to protect the freedom of all American citizens. From 2004 to 2012 he served in the Army as a paratrooper...
4
Jul
Not One Ray of Light
One summer, my family and I traveled to see a gigantic wonder called Carlsbad Caverns in the southwest corner of the United States. I clasped my mother’s...
3
Jul
He Delights Over You
I asked my husband, Ken, on our tenth wedding anniversary, “What were you thinking on the day we married?” His answer delighted me. He said...
3
Jul
The Love of Jesus Holds Our Marriage Together
More than four decades have passed since Ken and I began our married life in 1982. And as we celebrate our wedding anniversary on July 3, I marvel...
2
Jul
The People you Dislike
When someone read that verse to me in the hospital, I replied, “Is that so? You mean that obnoxious jerk at the medical clinic who sits by the elevator...
1
Jul
God with a Flannel
Recently a friend of mine had to stay in a hospital for two weeks. When I asked him what the most difficult part was about his long hospitalization...
30
Jun
When Pain is Too Much
Charles Spurgeon lived with great pain; he wrote, “Some pain can be endured, but there is a sharp, nauseating pain that pushes into the very core of our...
