Ever heard the one about the Divine Clockmaker? It is the theory that God created the world, set it in motion, and then took His hands off. It is like a clockmaker wound up a clock, let it run and walked away. The implication is that God is detached, uninvolved in our day-to-day lives. Evil flourishes because God chooses not to intervene.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. Before God . . .

I have narrowed all the promises of God down to 8, the number of new beginnings. In this new year of new beginnings, I plan to declare these promises over myself, my family, and the whole body of Christ. If you like my list, I encourage you to print it off and join me. Better yet, make your own list of declarations for the new year.

1-    Renewed Joy in Him

I declare that . . .

I had never stopped to consider the spiritual significance of the temple being built on the threshing floor. Have you?

Solomon built the temple on Mt. Moriah where . . .

Unlike a physical mirror, the spiritual mirror has the ability to change our appearance.

The moment we . . .

This Thanksgiving week, I number among my blessings God’s Word. The Bible is often referred to as a love letter from God. While that is true, the Word also has power. The power to restore identity and transform lives.

Before I list the 8 benefits or powers of the Word, I want to mention that translators . . .

Praise and worship were their turning point. Time and again throughout the wilderness wanderings, Israel grumbled and rebelled. . . .

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 . . .

When you want to pronounce a formal blessing over someone, which Bible verse do you choose? I generally reach for Numbers 6:22-26 – the priestly blessing. Aaron, the high priest, spoke this blessing over the nation of Israel regularly.

Today I read in the notes . . .

Panic laced her voice as she asked me to meet her. I didn’t know her well, and I was packing to leave town. But her breathless desperation pulled me from my home. She spilled her story with tears and . . .

As strange as it may seem, I asked our waitress if she was attending the local School of the Supernatural. I knew many students come to town from all over the world to attend that school. She replied that she was actually training to be a missionary.

After she had taken our order and left the table, my husband . . .

I pray this prayer from Ephesians over my family often. However, I didn’t know until today that it is called an Apostolic prayer. All the prayers recorded in the New Testament are apostolic because they were spoken either by Jesus, our Apostle and High Priest (Heb. 3:1), or His apostles.

This past Sunday, my Pastor highlighted some common themes in these apostolic prayers and suggested . . .

I don’t wait very well. I get restless and irritable if I must wait more than a few minutes for anything. If my doctor is behind schedule, I am pacing the waiting room floor. Even five minutes on hold, and I hang up, thinking that I’ll try again later.

Unfortunately, I approach my prayer time with . . .