Far too often I find my mind is a battle field – faith and doubt warring in my heart. One of my memory verses is Psalm 32:7: “For You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.” I sometimes say it…
Read moreIt sounds like an oxymoron, for power to be optimized in weakness, but it’s true. God’s Word clearly tells us. And I can also attest to it through personal encounters with God’s all-sufficient grace. So, what does it mean? How does an all-sufficient grace manifest itself in my life? 1. It…
Read moreI was devastated. A fire on April 13, 2019 completely destroyed the Dunes boardwalk pavilion in Ocean Grove NJ. Nicknamed “God’s Square Mile,” Ocean Grove is a beautiful seaside town at the Jersey shore, and my favorite local vacation spot. The Dunes had just been rebuilt after the destruction from…
Read moreMother’s Day has passed and Father’s Day is coming up in just a few weeks. I love that society has embarked on these two specific days by showing honor and high regard to parents. Even though these two specific days have become greatly commercialized with the pressure of buying greeting…
Read moreWhen I was a little girl, one of our family’s favorite ways to spend a lazy, sunny Saturday afternoon consisted of driving to a nearby lake, renting a rowboat and doing some serious fishing. Mom sat contentedly taking in the scene, and my little sister and I dangled our hands…
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