For centuries, we have been praying to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers. What if our most effective evangelists are stuck in a backroom watching videos and eating fishy crackers? Let’s partner with God in raising up an army of passionate children . . . .

What are you excited about for 2024?

Two of the many things I am excited about are

1)    More time with my art and

2)    Watching what God will do with these children’s books.

The mark made by this “man clothed in linen” protected the recipient from God’s coming judgment. Life and death were in the power of this man’s pen . . .

What is your favorite Christmas tradition? Mine revolves around a nativity set. This particular nativity was the centerpiece . . . .

Do you need a ray of hope today? I found one in an unlikely place.

Poor Jeremiah was caught up in . . .

Imagine Mary, a sweet young girl experiencing within her own body the fulfillment of God’s promise to her people. She joyfully praised God with Elizabeth, who was experiencing a miracle pregnancy in her old age. . . .

I confess these verses confused me as a new believer. At that time, I read the Bible as disjointed stories, like stitching together thousands of Sunday school lessons.

In that light, the story of Jesus shining in His glory . . . .

It was painful to watch. At my cousin’s “celebration of life,” her husband and grown sons struggled to make sense of “a life taken too soon.” One son sobbed how . . . .

I had a BIG idea in the shower this morning. Last month I posed the question, “My Idea or His?” (See my blog on 10-31-23.) So, I thought it would be fun to include you in my decision-making process.

The portrait that I painted of the little girl posted here is the seed of the idea . . . .

Water sloshed. Sweat poured. The bread and raisin cakes wore off hours ago, but Jacob was in too deep to quit, now. One-hundred feet above his head, cows mooed and sheep bleated. “Water!” they seemed to cry. Through the pungent air of the well, Jacob sighed.

I wonder what thoughts bubbled up in his mind. Of course, digging was difficult, but did it feel mundane? Ordinary? Dare I say, meaningless? …..

How do you recognize God’s voice?

Do you get asked that question? I do. Usually, I give examples of the different ways I have “heard” God speak.

I put “heard” in parentheses because . . . .