A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Have you ever made plans and looked forward to their arrival, only to find God set this up for a different reason? 1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing. Heading to Virginia to visit my son, I knew this was not going...
I recently had a trial where God needed to change my perspective. An individual was accusing and persecuted someone I loved. The lies being told were to hide their deceptions that had unfolded in their past. My prayers were that God would reveal the truth and vindicate the persecuted one knowing that Scripture that declares...
I grew up in a traditional Catholic family and knew the basics of God; I grew up with a younger brother and sister and a cousin with whom I am super close with; in fact, he is my older brother, as far as everyone knows. It is the only way I ever saw him as....
A curious explanation is given in a Jewish writing as to why the whole human race originated from one man. “Because of the righteous and the wicked, that the righteous should not say, ‘We are descendants of a righteous ancestor’ and the wicked say ‘We are the descendants of a wicked ancestor.’” The point is...
Little Isabella studied the sticks along the curb strip and proudly held one up as treasure. “Stick!” She put it in the trunk of her little pink car and proceeded to pedal down the block. Next, she spied a stone in the driveway and got out to claim it as her own. “Stone!” So it...
“…he began to draw back and separate himself…because he was afraid…”(Galatians 2:12) When I was a teen, “Granny G.” (as I called her) lived directly behind my house. My frequent visits wore a path across the yard to her doorstep where I was met with welcoming arms and twinkling eyes. She was wise yet had...
This past Saturday kicked off our NJ Saints Prison Ministry season. As we traveled to Sussex Correctional Institution in Delaware, we faced some adversities. The first one was that some of our teammates were unable to make it, leaving us a little light on players. The second one was that the forecast called for rain...
In the story of Demons being cast into Swine, Mark 5:1-20, the people were so afraid of what it would mean to have Jesus around, they begged Him to leave. Their only concern was for themselves. They were more concerned about what losing their possessions (the swine) would mean to their livelihood. They did not...
Recently I attended a beautiful Seder dinner during Passover. We all had a plate set before us on a white table cover with candles and flowers. There were four cups for wine and a bowl of salt water. On our plate was a piece of roasted lamb, some charoset, horseradish, parsley and some matzos. The...
As Dana and I watched and observed the last couples’ event I was telling Dana the Holy Spirit really spoke to me differently this time. I was able to share at the end the parallel that the Lord showed me and even though we have done this event before and slightly altered it, the lesson the...
