When my children were in school, I felt like good moms needed a one-liner to use whenever they were dropping their children off at school, so I had one I used: “Ask good questions!” I heard another one somewhere: “Make good choices.” Actually, both are great reminders, but “make good choices” is a reminder needed … Continue reading Counterfeits

“Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore” (Exodus 14:30 ESV) I love to take the old familiar Bible stories I learned in Children’s Church and dig deeper to discover what God is really trying to teach me. The crossing of … Continue reading Walking Away from Bondage–a Guest Blog by Darlene Vice

"Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools” (Psalm 84:6). This verse may not seem significant for you today, but let me tell you what I found out about the Valley of Baca. Baca means Weeping. When you love a prodigal, it often feels like you … Continue reading The Valley of Weeping

Prodigals cannot get away from God: you can trust in that. There are too many promises about God’s relentless pursuit to be in disbelief about His intentions. Psalm 139 almost makes me giggle—it sounds like a prodigal being whiny with God because he/she cannot hide from God anywhere. Where can I go from Your Spirit? … Continue reading Prodigals Cannot Get Away from God

Is there such thing as a semi-prodigal? What if your prodigal says he/she is a Christian, but his/her conduct and conversation say otherwise? What should we make of the questions that raises in us, the discomfort in our spirit, that unsettled feeling in our hearts and minds? As someone who loves that person, wants God’s … Continue reading Semi-Prodigals