Love Lines From God

And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7:50
Fundamentalist described my father. Mom I was never sure about. Occasionally, I would pick up vibes that said she disagreed with some of Dad’s philosophy.
I knew Dad believed faith was the way to God, but the constant emphasis on rules seemed to interfere with what he was attempting to teach me about God. What seeped through was the “thou shalt’s” and the “thou shalt not’s.” When I finally began truly...

The Power of Encouragement
"God isn’t through with you yet,” he calmly muttered. “He has something else in store.”
My friend’s statement was mounted on top of three years of discouragement and disappointment that were quickly converting into depression. I knew what God wanted me to do-and I had been doing it, but someone else’s distasteful decision had put me where...

Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Luke 7:38 NLT
“Fear God” was a command I often heard in my dad’s sermons. And I did.
Recently, I uncovered the only recorded sermon I have of my dad’s. I had forgotten what a fireball he was when he preached. Most of my memories are of him as a Southern Methodist preacher. He was strict—almost legalistic. Fearing God—literally, was a...

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. Isaiah 41:10 NLT
I stared at the button that read “Reset Settings,” thinking it might solve my issue. Fear, however, kept me from clicking it.
Computers seem to have a mind of their own. Sometimes an update will make a change in the way something performs. Or I may accidentally press a key combination and find my computer doing things it’s never done before....