When I was 8, I stared at my friend's mom as she said, "I love horror movies!!" "Why?" I was perplexed. "Why would you want something in your mind that is scary? What is there to love?" "I just think fear feels delicious!" She said very excited. Hmmm, I thought. That is weird. I hate …
Betrayed by a Friend
For more years than I can remember, I have enjoyed the company of a very close friend. This friend knows my every thought and pretty much everything that has ever happened to me, good and bad. We have been through absolutely everything together. #everything I would say this friend always is someone who has defended …
Ramblings on Revival….
Please humor the inside ramblings of how God used prayer to plant the seeds of revival. As the world has gotten darker over the past decade, I have gone through a lot of emotions. I was part of a church plant that started 12 years ago and I must say that we went in with …
The No Worry Prayer Habit
This is a quick post concerning prayer requests. The Bible says we are to pray without ceasing. You are worried about a doctor's visit? Pray. You have an exam you are stressing over? Pray. Your business is struggling? Pray. Your kids are having issues? Pray. Your bank account is short and you have bills to …
God calls the things that are not…as though they are….
12 years ago, my husband and I started Emmaus Church with my parents, Mike and Jeanne Dean. I remember in the very early days, before our first service at Emmaus even began, we joined together with Living Water Church to do a Christmas program. I wrote up a short and fun theatrical program with various …
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Confidence in Prayer- Get it!
Tonight, I am going to my Daddy, my Abba Father, and asking him to bring someone up from their sick bed. This is a serious situation, and honestly, I am praying in faith, not knowing what I will wake up to in the morning. But, I am praying in confidence. 1 John 3:1 See how great …
The Devil’s Secret, Maniacal Plan
Well, it's no secret, actually. But, since most people are unaware of what The Bible says about Satan, they usually shrug him off and think of him as a little red, pointy-eared guy on your shoulder, or perhaps whatever you can imagine out of some horror flick. But, just since it's fun to give some …
Reaction
God help me to live purposefully. Help me to accomplish those things that I don't want to do or the things that are overwhelming. God says, "Do it!" You have authority over these things in your life. You decide. You make decisions. Scrolling down Facebook is living in reaction mode. We give ourselves over to …
How to Stand in the Day of Evil
Tonight, I am up in prayer, thinking of the mothers and fathers with their children, huddled on a mountain in Syria, awaiting the worst possible fate. I think of the nations of the world, sterilized by the lie that somehow this unchecked brutal slaughter of innocents is better than war. If there was ever a …
No Warm Fuzzies. Where Does Evil Come From?
In face of the great evil we all see and feel in the world, I felt compelled to write a blog on the origin of evil. Now, you may be wondering, like the rest of us today, about how such great evil can happen in the world. A mother killing her children. ISIS raping young …
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