Stacy came to our prayer ministry in a near panic due to harassing spirits. They lied to her mind and attacked her physical body. Even sleep provided no respite from . . .

 When God snatched my stepsister back from the dark side, she read the entire Bible in three months. Three months! It takes me a whole year to read through the Bible. I felt convicted.

My excuse, at that time, was . . .

 The subtle allegories of poetry often elude my grasp. Three-thousand-year-old poetry, as in the Song of Songs, leaves me completely baffled. The Sacred Journey by Brian and Candice Simmons brings clarity and insight that I can grab ahold of. Their understanding of the poetry provides food for my devotion. . . .

In Song of Songs 5, the bride . . . .

Maybe you don’t think you are creative, but you are.

I am pausing to consider this verse in Isaiah because the Hebrew word translated as “mind” is unusual. It means “creative imagination.” . . . .

I write a weekly blog which almost no one reads. You may wonder why I do it. I sometimes wonder myself.

At first, I started . . .

As a young believer, I struggled to keep the spiritual disciplines. I knew I was “supposed to” read the Word every morning and pray. Yet, even 15 minutes of quiet seemed impossibly long.

Today, years later, I spend an hour each morning and long for more time to spend in quiet pursuit of the Lord. When did that happen? What changed my heart . . .

From the burning bush, God stated that the goal of the exodus is that His people could sacrifice to (worship) Him. The ten plaques and miraculous signs and dramatic exit distract from the main purpose. God was and is calling out to Himself worshipers.

God established, . . .