Peace. It sounds awesome and effortless, doesn’t it? Peace makes me think of calm, of a candle flickering, or a soft, comfortable smile, or of simplicity and joy. Peace, to me sounds like it should be easy. But I am learning that is not the case at all. In Ephesians 2:17, Paul writes: And he…

Thanks to those of you who jumped over to follow me on Instagram yesterday. I appreciate it. We are past “that” number now. Thanks! This morning I read Ephesians 2:11-22 several times. That passage is so power-packed. It’s possible I’ll revisit it tomorrow or Saturday, as there is so so much in there. This morning, though,…

Good morning, friends.  To be honest, I am having a real hard time with the reading schedule for Ephesians. You may have noticed that with my lack of regular posting. I think that because I typically read bigger passages at a time,  I am having a tough time with the smaller morsels. I see incredible value…

This morning when I woke up and began thinking about reading or assigned reading of Ephesians, I really wanted to linger in yesterday’s scripture. I am away from home, but wanted to write yesterday’s scripture on notecards (which are sitting on my nightstand at home) and was thinking about doing that when I get home in…

Good morning, friends. Today’s reading really packs a powerful punch. I cannot pick out just one verse, it is all so gorgeous and super relevant. Bear with me as I modify my SOAP plan and pretty much SOAP the whole thing. This passage is an ideal one to pray for your children, or really anyone you care about,…

Good morning from New York City. I flew in Wednesday for a quick trip here and am now at the airport, awaiting my flight back home. It may have been a short trip, but it was action-packed with great meetings and even a little bit of Christmas shopping. You m ay remember from Wednesday that I…