by Kathy | Mar 2, 2020 | Discipleship, Intimacy with God, Prayer
The people on the street crowded in tight around us. They stretched out their arms desperately wanting to snag a copy for themselves. They displayed a hunger for God’s Word I’d never seen before. In just a few hectic days, our short-term mission team gave...
by Kathy | Apr 30, 2018 | God's love, Guest Post, Intimacy with God, Salvation
Today’s post is a giveaway! My guest blogger today – Susan Booth – is a dear friend and the author of the new book “Longing for Home.” Comment below for a chance to win a copy! Have you ever been homesick? The deep feeling of “longing for...
by Kathy | Nov 2, 2017 | Holiness, Intimacy with God, New Start 15
Would you like to sit next to God and snuggle up against His side? To be so close you could hear Him breathe? There would be no distance between the two of you, no barriers to prevent you from drawing near. You could linger in His presence and rest in the circle of...
by Kathy | Oct 23, 2017 | God's love, Intimacy with God, Spiritual Dryness, Spiritual Growth
Do we really thirst for God? If we had to measure our desire for God, how would we rank it? Let’s try. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being hardly at all and 10 meaning you constantly desire to be in God’s presence, what number would you give yourself? By...
by Kathy | Oct 9, 2017 | busyness, Flat Faith, Intimacy with God, Spiritual Growth, Women's issues
Is your faith inside-out? If it is, you may not even be aware of it. “Inside-out faith” happens when the doing of our faith eclipses the being connected to Jesus. It’s religion over relationship. It’s faith the way the world would do it. Packed...
by Kathy | Sep 28, 2017 | Intimacy with God, Prayer, Worship
One of my favorite praise songs is “Ever Be.” The lyrics, written by Kalley Heiligenthal, reflect David’s commitment to continual praise more than three millennia ago: I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord;...
