As we learn and grow in our relationship with God, the Holy Spirit reveals to us things that must change within us if we are to have a fruitful life filled with God's peace and joy. In this post, Susan explores her own personal struggle with walking in love.
Have you ever questioned God’s ability to love? What about his willingness to forgive? Have you ever wondered how could he possibly forgive someone who was so sinful, so rebellious against his own law? Does it boggle your mind to even try to comprehend it?
It seems that in the world today, everyone wants to express their own opinion, but so few care to actively listen in order to understand each other’s hearts. No wonder personal relationships suffer and problems are left unresolved! As Christians, we should pay attention to Jesus’s example...
How we choose our words (and the attitudes that fuel them) is important. Have you ever taken time to think about the words you speak? In the heat of the moment, do you speak words of patience and kindness? Or do you find yourself spewing hurtful words and accusations that you later regret?
Have you ever wondered what it means to be a child of God? In this post I’ll explore some of the rights, gifts, and privileges we have been given as children of God. We truly have a rich inheritance!
There are too many times we walk around with our heads down unwilling and sometimes even unable to lift them up. We walk through life not knowing or understanding who we really are. My quest to discover the answer to the question, "Who am I?" took almost 30 years...
In “How My Chains Were Broken,” part 2 of the 3-part series FEAR & WORRY, MY UNTOLD STORY, I shared with you how God used a mission trip to two third-world nations to help me confront my unhealthy fear of death. Now, in part-3, we’ll take a look at how your chains can be broken too.
In "I Was Caught in Its Grip," part 1 of the 3-part series FEAR & WORRY, MY UNTOLD STORY, I shared with you how an unhealthy level of fear had crept into my life. Now, in part-2, I’ll share with you how the Lord set me free from that bondage.
Do you ever feel like fear and worry are paralyzing you from living your life to the fullest? It doesn’t have to be that way! In this 3-part series, I will share with you my personal story of how fear once consumed me, how God delivered me from it, and how you can be set free of your fear too.
In 2009, a few days after we arrived in Mozambique to attend a mission school, a young Mozambican man introduced himself to Susan and me. The next day, he saw us and came over to talk again. We ended up spending a couple of hours with him walking down the beach.