Years ago, there was a phrase that caught my attention in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. God is speaking to His people and He says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” I felt compelled to learn what this word, “everlasting” really meant. I studied it and cross-referenced it and didn’t really find anything that I hadn’t thought… Read More
I have borne scars by the will of God, And I have borne scars by the will of man. By His grace and the everlasting power that works within me, I have borne them and held fast to Love. There is a story written on my heart of a people scattered to the corners of the world Driven away by… Read More
A familiar scent washes over me as I make my way toward the large double sliding-doors that lead into my room at this oceanside vista. It smells like my mother’s lavender bushes but thicker and sweeter, laced with a fragrance that is new to me. I’ve never been to Costa Rica before. This is a new fragrance. The waves hit… Read More
From the time I was a young girl and my parents brought me to my first charismatic church service, I have known that I was in love with Jesus. I listened to a congregation of men, women and young people raise their collective voices, singing the old chorus, “I Exalt Thee,” and I couldn’t choke back the tears. I had… Read More