INTRO TO VOICE RECORDINGS
LET’S STATE THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUTH SENTENCES
WHY NOT FOLLOW JESUS?
HOW TO PRAY USING SCRIPTURE
- Why Should We Guard Our Hearts? (AUDIO)
Do you believe that because you are an adult, you have more freedom with entertainment choices? Sometimes adults believe we can watch, read, or do whatever we want because we are adults. Societies set a legal age for certain activities, but that doesn’t mean Christians should follow along. What’s legal in a culture often doesn’t… Read more: Why Should We Guard Our Hearts? (AUDIO) - 5 Ways to New Beginnings (Audio)We all long for a new start, a new beginning and we believe we will behave differently this year and achieve it.
- Control Your Thoughts With a Pure Heart and MindI remember a Halloween school carnival exhibit that required me to put my hand into a dark hole. Since it felt gross, slimy, and made my face scrunch, I was supposed to believe it was brains. Of course, that wasn’t true. Now, as an adult, my mind still believes thoughts that aren’t true! All of… Read more: Control Your Thoughts With a Pure Heart and Mind
- The Best Choice After a Bad Choice“I can’t get out of this now.” I remember riding down the interstate when I had this thought so many years ago; I knew it was true. I had made a bad choice. It would be years before the Lord, in His mercy, intervened on my behalf to bring relief. Until that time, I had… Read more: The Best Choice After a Bad Choice
- Delight or Distraction? (audio included)Isn’t it wonderful when God surprises us by answering a hoped-for desire in our heart? Reconciliation, healing, a house, a job, a church home, or financial hope are huge answers to prayer. Whatever you desired, the Lord provided. But we all know that is not the case in so many issues of life. I believe… Read more: Delight or Distraction? (audio included)
- KnownJohn 20:11-18 documents a narrative outside the borrowed tomb on Resurrection morning. “Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her,… Read more: Known
- Torn(Audio included)In Matthew 27, Luke 23, and Mark 15, a profound detail is recorded that happened after Jesus breathed His last on the Cross. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Mark 15:37-38 Until the curtain was torn, only the high priest had access… Read more: Torn(Audio included)
- When God Has You in a Place (with Audio)Do you remember a time when you thought you needed something and it didn’t come? Maybe it was a report from the doctor, a friend to show up, for a situation to end, for a situation to begin, or a hug. But it didn’t come. What did you do? Did you cry? Did you pray?… Read more: When God Has You in a Place (with Audio)
- The Practice of Prayer(audio included)“The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.” F. B. Meyer If you are a Christian, you’ve been told that spending time with God through Bible reading and prayer is not a legalistic exercise but a necessary practice for spiritual growth. If you cherish this practice, you know the daily impact.… Read more: The Practice of Prayer(audio included)
- 5 Ways to a Great Year(Audio included)We all long for a new start, a new beginning and we believe we will behave differently this year and achieve it.
- Thoughts About Kindness(with Audio)Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. Proverbs 11:17 Recently, we arrived home on a late-night flight and ordered a taxi. The darkness and crowds made it hard to find our taxi. Then an airport personnel member appeared. What a relief! She read the phone order, motioned us to… Read more: Thoughts About Kindness(with Audio)
- How To Have Assurance (with audio recording)*One Winning Way to Follow Jesus is to be confident in your relationship with the Lord. Sometimes a Christian may have a season of doubt. It may come after a tumultuous time when everything you knew to be true was questioned, and your faith was included in the shuffle. That is what happened to me… Read more: How To Have Assurance (with audio recording)
- Life and Light – a poem(Audio)You came down, in the fullness of time. A life and purpose, perfection sublime. Lowly, vulnerable, there in the manger; from heavenly peace, you came to grave danger. How clever to send the babe, a King in unlikely form; No political figure would do, no stature, power or norm. Your omnipresence a welcomed sight; the… Read more: Life and Light – a poem(Audio)
- Finding Rest in Jesus This Christmas Season(Audio)Years ago, I thought December was supposed to be hectic. But somewhere along the way, I decided to focus more on Jesus’ birth rather than what the world had to offer in parties, shopping, hosting, and overeating. Jesus defines the holiday season, and He is more about rest than expectations. So I can still participate… Read more: Finding Rest in Jesus This Christmas Season(Audio)
- God Is Bigger Than Your Thanksgiving Stress(AUDIO)Originally written in 2020~ TAP FOR AUDIO: The Saturday before Thanksgiving. A disruption in the usual routine. Adjustments will happen this week, and the week will be different. Shorter hours at work, more cooking than normal, more errands, along with more thoughts and expectations. Maybe more family and friends, maybe quieter than usual, less rest,… Read more: God Is Bigger Than Your Thanksgiving Stress(AUDIO)
- 5 Reasons to Send Christmas Cards(Audio)There’s no doubt about it…this is happy mail!
- Prepare Your Heart For Thanksgiving(Audio)Recently, I was working in my Celebrate Recovery(http://www.celebraterecovery.com/) workbook. For those not familiar with this journey, it is a Christ-centered recovery program based on eight principles from the Beatitudes. It’s for people with hurts, habits, and hang-ups!Getting out of denial is a step that is crucial to beginning any type of recovery. Sometimes this time… Read more: Prepare Your Heart For Thanksgiving(Audio)
- Are You Offended By God’s Plans For You?(Audio)Have you ever had someone come from behind to scare you intentionally? If it were a good friend or someone you loved, maybe you didn’t mind. But you did mind if it was someone you didn’t know or have much of a relationship with. Possibly, you were offended. Sometimes, we treat Jesus, our Friend, like… Read more: Are You Offended By God’s Plans For You?(Audio)
- Why Not Follow Jesus?(Audio)Our church often sings songs with the themes of heaven and grace. As we all join together heralding this good news, the idea of this blessed condition sometimes makes me weep. While singing, I ponder how freeing it is to live a life indelibly marked by the grace of Jesus. None of us deserve this… Read more: Why Not Follow Jesus?(Audio)
- How To Pray Using Scripture(Audio)Do you ever wonder if God will answer your prayer? Maybe your faith is weak, and you have lost hope. Are you tired of hearing your own words over and over? Personally, I have found that praying scripture is a refreshing approach to my prayer time. And it is a surefire way of building my… Read more: How To Pray Using Scripture(Audio)
- Let’s State the Truth with Truth Statements(Audio)Do you need a simple list of your personal theology regarding God, Jesus, and the Bible? Years ago, I worked with children who had no church experience. Teaching them sharpened my faith as I sought ways to reach them with foundational, biblical truth. I needed to teach familiar Bible stories that I’d known all my… Read more: Let’s State the Truth with Truth Statements(Audio)
- My Blog, Your Ears: Introducing Voice Recordings(Audio)Dear Readers: Are you in a hurry? Would you like a few minutes to wind down at the end of the day or on a lunch break? Or perhaps you have low vision and would find an audio version of this blog useful. Whatever your circumstance, I hope you will benefit from your author reading… Read more: My Blog, Your Ears: Introducing Voice Recordings(Audio)
