Get Off the Slippery Slope of Rejection

      To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:6 NKJV) The altar had emptied of people, and the pastor and his wife hugged me. “You did such a great job!” “Really?” I couldn’t believe I heard...

Accepting the Unacceptable You

I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them. (Hosea 11:4 NKJV) Do you ever feel like you just don’t fit in? Like a round peg trying to squeeze into a square hole. No matter how...

I am What I am

  I was honored to have my devotion published on the Flourish web site: “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well” (Psalm 139:14 NKJV). “I am what I am.” These words hung above my...

Jesus Loves Broken People

  “I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.” Ezekiel 34:16 NKJV She was tossed aside. Nobody wanted a puppy with an...

Defining Emotional Bondage

  The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.  (2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV) When I learned that the ladies at church had planned a beach trip, I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t invited....