Each of us have a vision of who God is to us. For me, He is not only The Father, He is my father. I often imagine sitting in my Father’s house in heaven. He and I are in His den by the fireplace. The intimacy I imagine in that Read more
The intimacy I described in the previous chapter pales in comparison to the intimacy God expresses to us through His Spirit. He is the ultimate loving father. During my two months of struggle with God over my daughter, I often wondered how our lives appear through our Father’s eyes… through Read more
Have you ever heard an account of God’s grace in someone’s life and your heart reacted with skepticism. That little voice inside said, this can’t be true… I’ve never experienced anything like that. I imagine that many of the people who witnessed the accounts of God in the lives of Read more
Why did we share our story? Because we want you to know the God we know… the God I know! “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God” (1 John 3:1). Yes, my story may seem incredible to you. Read more
In May 2016, our daughter was struck by a car while crossing the street after a festival in a nearby city. She went home with the Lord early the next morning. In the days that followed, I began to share about my struggle with God during the two months preceding Read more
The Church is salt and light for the world. The Church does not need to become more like the world to reach the world. We change the world when we become more like Christ. His truth still saves, His love and grace still transforms, and His way is still the Read more
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but Read more
As we celebrated our daughter’s 3rd heavenly birthday, my heart was drawn back to the vision that God gave me of Jesus holding her hand as she looked back to say goodbye. God shared this vision with me on Easter Sunday 2016, exactly two months before Jesus welcomed her into Read more
My heart is often heavy and my mind, often full As I struggle with the trials and the world’s endless pull We know you’re always there with every answer we seek You’ve given us new life and your words for us to speak We speak the name of Jesus over Read more
Our daughter went home with her Jesus in May 2016. She was hit by a car as she was crossing the street after a local festival. The morning after she left, God gave me a vision of her sitting at the feet of Jesus enjoying the fruit of her faith… Read more