Have you ever had to admit that you did something wrong? Maybe you wondered, “What will they say?”“Will they be shocked? Will they judge me? Or will they just let the whole thing go?” Psalm 85:8 shows us how God responds when we confess our sins to Him: “I will hear what the LORD will […]
Home Sweet Home
This spring, I got to watch a robin build a nest, woven snugly between the branches of a dogwood tree. She found herself a home—the perfect spot to lay her eggs and teach her little ones how to fly. So as I read Psalm 84:3-4 this week, I couldn’t help but think of my little […]
Fountain of Faithfulness
God had proven Himself faithful to the Israelites. He parted the red sea so they could escape from Egypt and as they wandered in the desert, He turned an ordinary rock into a water fountain so they wouldn’t go thirsty. But it didn’t make much of an impression on His people—at least not a lasting […]
Before and After
Makeover shows are fun. You sit down with a bowl of popcorn and watch as a homely person gets plucked and prodded and squeezed into a pair of skinny jeans. And by the end of the show a transformation has occurred—highlighted by two pictures shown side by side: The before and after. It’s amazing what […]
Security
Imagine yourself standing on the edge of a beautiful mountain (taking a selfie, of course) when suddenly you feel the ground beneath you give way. As you fall, you grab hold of a protruding rock and hold on for dear life. You feel strong for the moment, but soon your hands start to cramp and […]
The Recital
A few weeks before the recital, I got sick. “Bronchitis,” the doctor told me in between my coughing fits. And despite all efforts to rest my voice, I was still coughing when the big day arrived. “How am I going to sing, when I can’t even talk without coughing?” I worried. But Psalm 59:16 changed […]