This morning, I sat down to start in on my morning ritual with my cup of coffee, my bible, and my book of prayers. My mind has been distracted by the national news and world news in light of bible prophecy. I sat down and hugged my bible and began to cry for the lost […]

Today the Lord wants to speak to the one who may be carrying the weight of guilt in denying his name before men. When Jesus went to the cross, Peter stayed behind and denied knowing Jesus 3 times. You can read the full passage of scripture in Luke 22:54ff. In Matthew 26:34 prior to Jesus […]

So, one of the roads leading to our house is Gould. The name Gould came from gold and was a nickname for someone with fair or golden hair. When I first drove it, I said to myself, “Streets of Gould” thinking the the street of gold described in heaven in Revelation. This morning the Lord […]

Last night we had terrible storms roll through north Texas. There were lots hail cores and very strong winds. We have just relocated and the four streets of our block are prophetic as it relates to the call on my life and family’s purpose. It was no surprise when the storms rolled in and the […]

I’ve made a habit of having my daily quiet time at my favorite little corner of my home in front of a window overlooking the backyard. We have a single tree, an oak, planted about 6 feet from our fenceline, in front of a creek full of beautiful trees and vines. The green trees and […]

Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? Just like today there are many times when my schedule gets a little out of hand, and I have to remind myself to rule over the day before the day rules over me. There are also a lot of things that I believe the Lord has spoken […]

Lord, help me find you today. I lay down my questions. I lay down my concerns for others. I lay down my schedule. I lay down my plans. I lay down my will. God, you are king over my family. You are Lord over my family. You are ruler over our circumstances. You will reign, […]

This morning as I was praying, an old hymn rose up on the inside of me. Oddly enough, it’s a song I remember Elvis singing (although not in its entirety) more than I remember singing in church. The lyrics to the song entitled, “Battle Hymn of the Republic” are below: “Mine eyes have seen the […]

“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life- in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I […]

This morning I was thinking back to the time when my mom gave me the bible I use today. The bible was originally hers. I was 18 when she passed it on to me, and she had already made countless notes inside that I would later go on to reference a million times. But that’s […]

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" I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."
-Isaiah 6:8

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