Parenting from guilt, fear, or silence can quietly wound our families for years. In this reflection, I share what God showed me about surrender, wisdom, and healing these generational patterns.

painful family moment became the catalyst for clarity and healing. When God allowed the “perfect storm” to surface old wounds, He also asked me one question that changed everything: “What would you have done differently?”

Isaiah 53:3 reveals a freedom most of us never learned to walk in. The commentary on this verse in The Passion Translation footnote reads: “ Jesus was the most emotionally whole and healed man to ever walk the earth. He did not absorb the insults and rejections of even his own neighbors.” That statement went straight to my heart. And what I heard the Holy Spirit whisper in response was this: “You are not damaged goods.” If Jesus—fully human, fully feeling—could walk through r

We can love, pray, and intercede—but we cannot heal another person. Here’s how God meets us in surrender and begins restoration in our families.

A sobering reflection from the Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg and the striking parallels I see unfolding today through the lens of Isaiah 51–53. A wake-up call for believers and a reminder that history repeats itself when we don’t recognize the patterns.

Like Noah, we’re called to hold fast to what God has spoken—whether promise or warning. Even when delay comes, even when the world mocks or doubts, faith keeps building. Obedience in the unseen prepares us for what’s ahead. Stay awake, stay soft, and trust that His Word will stand.

“Pick up your cross and follow Me.” It’s a phrase we are so familiar with. So familiar, in fact, that I have to ask— has it lost its...

Some choices seem small in the moment—but turn out to shape the rest of your life. When I read Luke 4:5–8 in the Passion Translation, it...

This is a mini-testimony and encouragement for anyone in the midst of unpleasant circumstances, warfares or simply God’s shaking. 2023...

One warm spring evening in the early ’90s, I found myself sitting in church reluctantly listening to a special speaker. I had been told...

Just what is a “roller coaster relationship”? Quite simply, it is a relationship defined by constant emotional highs and lows. It is a...

Have you ever designed or created something? It might be as simple as putting pictures on a wall or as complicated as decorating an...

Mothers’ Days are painful for many people for many different reasons. For some of us it is because of the pain that occurred when we...

I recognized the voice on the other end of the call as that of Cathy’s.  She was a young  vibrant woman, in love with her husband, her...