Archive for September 2020
When God Spoke to Me through a Stranger in the Ladies’ Room
She was waiting by the sink in the Ladies Room as I began washing my hands. “Excuse me,” she interrupted, “But the Lord has given me a word for you.” What? Twenty years ago, I was in Colorado Springs for a meeting with my literary agent and publishers. Honestly, it wasn’t going very well and…
Read MoreEmbrace Your Authentic Calling
This week Lucinda Secrest McDowell’s blog is featured over at author Ginger Harrington’s website with a message on answering God’s call in an authentic manner – here is a taste… Our universal calling for each believer is to live as a follower of Jesus in every aspect of life as we seek to live out…
Read MoreLiving by Faith, not just Emotions
Guest Post by Ginger Harrington (Today my friend Ginger Harrington is sharing from her book Holy in the Moment: Simple Ways to Love God and Enjoy Your Life. about a subject near and dear to both of us – living a soul strong faith through authenticity. Selah-Award finalist and dynamic speaker, Ginger Harrington is the…
Read MoreWhen No One Knows How Sad You Really Are…
I’m poured out like water. All my bones have fallen apart. My heart is like wax; it melts inside me. My strength is dried up like a piece of broken pottery. Psalm 22.14-15 Are you perhaps experiencing a “dark night of the soul?” This term, first mentioned by 16th century St. John of the…
Read MoreWill September Begin a Harvest?
It is now September and for most of us, that means the Fall Season has begun. Colorful leaves. Apples and Cornucopia baskets. Cozy sweaters. New sharpened pencils. Hearty soup. Pumpkin everything. How desperately we need a time of Harvest in our lives! And now, God, do it again— bring rains to our drought-stricken lives. So those who…
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