As a child, the story of Esther was one of my favorites in the Bible. What girl wouldn't like the story of a common Jew who quickly gets promoted to queenhood, winning the favor of prominent people? One of the best parts of the story, though, features Haman. I love...

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength But sometimes I wonder what He can do through me These words penned by Steven Curtis Chapman echo my sentiment most of the time. I can relate to Gideon who referred to himself as "the least in my father's house"...

My mom used to sing a song which said: Let me see this world, dear Lord, as though I were looking through Your eyes A world of men who don't want You, Lord, but a world for which You died I've not heard that song for years but it comes back to me from time to time....

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.  ~Romans 12:14 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain...

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing (James 1:2-4). I am like everyone else. I have...

Last night, I had a different topic in mind that I planned to write on this morning. But around 5:00 this morning, the song "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" began going through my head. When I woke up a couple hours later, I looked it up on YouTube and listened to the...

"That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past" (Ecclesiastes 3:15). I feel like, in many churches, more emphasis is placed on God's forgiveness as opposed to His holiness. I am so grateful for God's...