Lifelines. Every woman needs them. They tether us to sturdy and stable places in our past and present so we are able to step forward into the future. Our Bible study group, Titus Women, has been equipping women with the essential lifeline of God’s Word while helping them develop lifelines in relationships with other women …
Worth a Thousand Hallelujahs
I’d like to end our Summer Rain series back where we started—with worship. We’re a people created for worship. As the Westminster Catechism states: “The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Trouble is, we so often choose to turn our worship to the wrong things—athletes, musicians, sports teams, our …
Mountain-sized Problems
When we first started this series on Summer Rain, I knew we would need rain at some point this summer. What I didn’t know was how very much we would need it. A drought can be overwhelming, can’t it? I realize this every time I go out to water my lawn and garden. We live …
Tumbleweeds and Trees
Tumbleweeds tell a story. Whether they’re plastered along a fencerow or bouncing down a highway, they speak of a dry and rootless life. They are the fruit of a barren wilderness. Jeremiah used them as an example when bringing this message from God: “Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, who thinks …
Worship with Thanksgiving
So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves; Offer thanksgiving sacrifices, tell the world what he's done—sing it out! Psalm 107:21-22 It’s easy to praise God when life is good, right? Or is it? My husband and I just returned from a week-long cruise to Alaska. Life doesn’t get …
Prayer in Dry Times
The blast of summer heat came early this year. Grass crunched underfoot sooner, plants curled with stress smaller, gaping cracks appeared in the ground quicker. I reached down and could put my whole hand into one of those cracks and never touch bottom. It was that dry and it was still June. So, when clouds …
It Matters Where You’re Planted
We have several 3rd-generation willows growing on our property. By that I mean they grew from a branch that came from a tree in my father-in-law’s yard, which in turn grew from a branch that came from a tree in his father-in-law’s yard. Three generations of our family have enjoyed trees grown from one original …
Rest within the Storm
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11: 28-30 Feeling …
Water for your Soul
If you’ve been a part of our Tuesday morning ministry for any length of time, you know that prayer is an important part of our time together. For many of us, our small groups are the highlight of our morning. These groups are where we get personal—where people know us by name. We share our …
Dance in the Rain
If you are anything like me, you are especially blessed on those Tuesday mornings when Shereen shares with us something from the Word and something from her heart, so sit back and enjoy with me this week as she shares her thoughts on Summer Rain: Summer rain . . . the phrase takes me back …
Equip Her 