Daily Devotional – Let the nations be glad and sing for joy. (Psalm 67:4) Friend to Friend I’m obsessed with gymnastics and figure skating. Obsessed. For two weeks, every four years. You know… like everyone else in...

Daily Devotional – He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. (Psalm 66:9, NIV) Friend to Friend Church camp helps young hearts feel held, healed, loved, and seen by an immortal, invisible God. It did for...

Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border…” (1 Chronicles 4:10 ESV) Friend to Friend Years ago I worked with a woman in Nashville named Cindy. She...

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. (Psalm 64:1b) Friend to Friend Battles are everywhere… in our homes, in our hearts, in our humanity, and in realms unseen. The Bible actually has a lot to...

Don’t turn to the right or to the left. (Proverbs 4:27, CSB) Friend to Friend Knowing her soul was filled with sorrow, I sent my girlfriend a few texts with links to worship songs, hoping they would...

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken. (Psalm 55:22, CSB) Friend to Friend I like to filter things. Get the junk out. Keep it pure....

This I know: God is for me. (Psalm 56:9, CSB) Friend to Friend I often try to quiet fear by pretending it doesn’t exist. Clever… I know. But alas, it does exist and that’s not always a...

On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people. (Psalm 50:4, CSB) Friend to Friend When a skilled jeweler places a diamond under a microscope, he is able to authenticate and determine its...

Daily Devotional: “This God, our God forever and ever— he will always lead us.” (Psalm 48:14, CSB) Friend to Friend I couldn’t help but notice the flying shoes. Strewn across power lines all over El Salvador was...

In colorful garments she is led to the king. (Psalm 45:14, CSB) Friend to Friend Rarely do I see more beauty on the face of a woman than on the day of her wedding. She’s the belle...

Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! (Psalm 61:4, ESV) Friend to Friend Psalm 61 is a powerful reminder that no matter where we are or what we’re going...

He drew me out of deep waters … he rescued me because he delighted in me. (Psalm 18:16-19) Friend to Friend Debbie was a pastor’s wife who felt worthless for years. She was verbally abused and emotionally...