Imagine for a moment that you live in a country without a police force or a court system. How is justice administered?

This was the case in ancient Israel. In God’s economy, . .

 Do you get depressed reading the book of Judges? I did.

Judges describes Israel’s dismal cycle of rebellion, oppression and repentance, over and over again. The nation of Israel would forget about God and . . .

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 . . .