“If you are thirsty, come to me! If you believe in me, come and drink!”
Ps. 7:37

It is God who causes us to thirst. He does this for a very specific reason, which is made clear in this scripture: so we will come to him! » Continue Reading

The audience rose to its feet with clamorous applause. It had been her finest performance, one she had lived and relived in her mind since her first piano lesson. Taking her second bow, her eyes scanned the crowded concert hall for the reaction of one particular person. Her mother, the personification of perfectionism, had proven to be the most difficult to please. She always managed to hear the one missed note. One measure was too fast, the other too loud. The tempo was off or the mood wasn’t set.

Butterflies fluttered wildly in her stomach, as she anticipated the response. Would this finally be the moment of affirmation? Would she at last give the nod of approval? Could this actually be the performance that met her toughest critic’s expectations? “Oh,” she thought with desperation, “let it be so.” » Continue Reading