I was raised in Northern Virginia but went to college in North Carolina. I had a heavy foot when driving home from school and this resulted in speeding tickets! I got so many that the state of North Carolina sent me a letter informing me my NC driver’s license had been revoked! However, I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Overcoming Evil
I learned years ago that when I counteract evil with evil everything escalates. It’s takes a strong person to stop this process. There was a girl who seemed to hate me in high school. I’d never had a conversation with her but I heard she was saying some terrible things about me. She rode the... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Mistaken Enemies
Another human being is never the enemy. Sometimes I need to be reminded of this. No matter how evil a person may seem they are created by God, made is His image and loved by God. Oh Lord, help us to see people as You see them! Broken. Battered. Seeking what they'll never find unless... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Temptation and the Way Out
“The devil made me do it,” they say. Nope! Everyone looks for excuses for their shortcomings. Truth is we all have sinned. The Bible makes that clear in Romans 3:23. We think blaming our mistakes on the devil lets us off the hook? What rich words! What I know and endure is common. Humanity knows... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Conquer Evil
I learned years ago that when I counteract evil with evil everything escalates. It’s takes a strong person to stop this process. There was a girl who seemed to hate me in high school. I’d never had a conversation with her but I’d heard she was saying some terrible things about me. She rode the... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Love & Evil
We live in a world of polar opposites, evil and love. Somehow these have become blurred. So sad to me that especially our teens are taught evil is good. Movies and books created for our young people depict evil characters as good. Delighting in evil; I’ve seen this in my home. I’ve had foster teens... Continue Reading →
Spiritual Life Quotes: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke
Devotional Thoughts: What Side are You on?
We have a choice: be overcome with evil, or overcome evil with good. While this seems like a no brainer, this is much more complicated than we think. The one who does nothing allows evil to win, for example. If I do not actively choose good and be intentional in my life towards good, I... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Love Your Enemy!
Missionary friends tell me what Jesus taught here has rocked lives in the Muslim world so much that this teaching of Jesus has brought Islamic believers to faith in Jesus. The Holy Spirit uses this to draw people into A conversion experience of salvation and a lifetime and beyond of walking with God. Loving your... Continue Reading →