Hope you have had a blessed day with family and friends. As I reflect on the Christmas season, my thoughts always wander back to the first Christmas. It was a night that changed history. Click here to read part of the Christmas story. Merry Christmas! "If our greatest need had...
Scripture: "As the angel choir withdrew into heaven, the sheepherders talked it over. "Let's get over to Bethlehem as fast as we can and see for ourselves what God has revealed to us." They left, running, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. Seeing was...
I had the opportunity to write for the National Girls Ministries for the Assemblies of God. Clarity, the bi-monthly newsletter for NGM, equips women ministry leaders with resources for teaching and mentoring. The article focuses on dreaming a God-sized dream. It is a perfect way to end the year by...
Scripture: "Moses answered God, "Look—the Israelites won't even listen to me. How do you expect Pharaoh to? And besides, I stutter." But God again laid out the facts to Moses and Aaron regarding the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he again commanded them to lead the Israelites out...
Monday Morning Coffee with Hona was published in the November issue of the Ozarks Christian News paper. Here are some pictures! I have a couple other articles being published this month too. Stay tuned for pictures and updates! Make sure to subscribe by clicking this link. Click here to read...
Scripture: "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."...
Prayer is an essential component of walking with God. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? by Philip Yancy addresses the many struggles Christians encounter in regards to prayer. It combines practical examples, personal struggles, and theological teaching about prayer. Some of the following quotes will give you insight into the...
Scripture: "Then he said, "Do you understand what I have done to you? You address me as 'Teacher' and 'Master,' and rightly so. That is what I am. So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other's feet. I've laid down a pattern...
Scripture: "Early in the morning a servant of the Holy Man got up and went out. Surprise! Horses and chariots surrounding the city! The young man exclaimed, "Oh, master! What shall we do?" He said, "Don't worry about it—there are more on our side than on their side." Then Elisha...
Scripture: "These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on...
Scripture: "When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory. You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don't see him, yet you trust him—with laughter and singing. Because you kept on believing, you'll...
Scripture: "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego walked out of the fire. All the important people, the government leaders and king's counselors, gathered around to examine them and discovered that the fire hadn't so much as touched the three men—not a hair singed, not a scorch mark on their clothes, not even...