I recently saw the movie “I Can Only Imagine.”  It is a wonderful story of God’s redemption.  As one woman told the songwriter how much his lyrics had touched her life, she asked him how long it had taken him to write “I Can Only Imagine.”  When he said he wrote it in twenty minutes,… Keep reading →

I heard a man tell the story of how he foolishly became upset and said to God, “If you’re really so great, show me in this book.”  When he randomly opened a particular book that was on the seat next to him in his car, the passage read, “I am greater than all the oceans.”… Keep reading →

  Mercy is seeing someone’s need, having empathy and compassion for that person, and taking action to meet their need.  Sometimes we stop with the “seeing” and walk on by in our busy lives.  Other times we go a step further and actually “feel” compassion for the person—maybe even pray for them—and then go on… Keep reading →

Discipline is to train ourselves in the exercise of self control.  Tenacity is the quality of being very determined and persistent.  And purpose is defined as one’s intention or goal. I remember when, as a young mother, I persistently pursued my purpose of earning a college degree.  It wasn’t easy with two small children, a… Keep reading →