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1. Our Source of Pure Delight

Several years ago I was introduced to the poignant Irish hymn "Be Thou My Vision" for the first time. It quickly became a favorite, especially the stanza that reads: "Riches I heed not, nor man's empty ...

Created on 27 March 2016

2. God Stills Our Storms to a Whisper

Storms have always been highly symbolic to me. I never understood why until I rediscovered a verse in Psalms that reads, "He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed" (107:29, NIV). ...

Created on 10 January 2016

3. How to Prompt God to Show You More About Him

In her excellent book, When Life and Beliefs Collide: How Knowing God Makes a Difference, author Carolyn Custis James tells a story of a woman who "couldn't get enough theology." According to James, much ...

Created on 19 July 2015

4. Is There Any Hope and Security in This Chaotic World?

One of my most poignant memories of my late father is of him seated at his desk with his Bible open, studying. My dad wasn't a highly educated man, but he was devoted to Jesus Christ and had an insatiable ...

Created on 14 June 2015

5. Why Women Get Desparate

Most of us have experienced the folly of investing our hopes for fulfillment in this life alone. So we understand when we see women everywhere who are desperately clinging to their desires for earthly ...

Created on 10 March 2015

6. When an Answer to Prayer is Your Problem

... t also a new level of anointing, authority and power--a higher place in God. Brenda J. Davis is the former editor of Spirit Led Woman, frequent contributor to Charisma and conference speaker.  ...

Created on 04 March 2015

7. The One Place to Call Home

... ers. I pray you always find it to be a vehicle God uses to help you find your way home. Brenda J. Davis is the former editor of Spirit Led Woman, frequent contributor to Charisma and speaker.  ...

Created on 19 February 2015

8. The Behind-the-Scenes Faith That Inspired ‘Unbroken’

On Christmas Day 2014 moviegoers around the nation watched the extraordinary yet true story of Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini in Unbroken. The film, directed and produced by Academy Award ...

Created on 09 February 2015

9. The Secret to Running a Strong Christian Race

For most of us, envisioning how God wants to use us is easy. The real work comes in faithfully taking steps each day in the direction of His will. At times, the way seems clearly laid out for us. But ...

Created on 05 July 2013

10. Are You Having a Character-Building Day? Rejoice!

Several years ago I took part in a management seminar in which we were asked to retrace our professional steps and graph the highs, lows and plateaus of our careers. When we finished that exercise, we ...

Created on 15 February 2013

11. Never Too Late to Believe

Several years ago, I accompanied my niece Shae and two of her girlfriends to a Girls of Grace conference. The event, sponsored by Christian recording artists Point of Grace, was geared to the needs of ...

Created on 19 September 2011

12. Answers to Unprayed Prayers

Several years ago, God sent me a special friend—even before I asked for one. When we first became acquainted, Roz and I were attending the same church in Virginia.Roz is not only a fierce intercessor ...

Created on 20 May 2011

13. Paying Tribute to a Champion

Nearly 13 years ago, I was working on the CharismaNow television broadcast when Steve Strang handed me one of the most amazing honors in my professional and personal life. My assignment: Interview David ...

Created on 02 May 2011

14. Living More at Home

Once, when I was preparing to speak at a women’s conference, I embarked on one of the most intense seasons of spiritual warfare in my Christian walk. Though the topic was one I had a genuine passion ...

Created on 25 April 2011

15. Trust God With the Outcome

For most of us, envisioning how God wants to use us is easy. The real work comes in faithfully taking steps each day in the direction of His will.At times, the way seems clearly laid out for us.  But ...

Created on 28 March 2011

16. He Stilled the Storm to a Whisper

Storms have always been highly symbolic to me. I never understood why until I rediscovered a verse in Psalms that reads, “He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed” (107:29, ...

Created on 21 February 2011

17. Defeating Your Goliath

In Biblical days when God’s people contended with giants, they either ran toward the enemy, like David, or cowered and ran away like those who spied out the land of Canaan. Today, we encounter similar ...

Created on 12 May 2010

18. The Source of Pure Delight

Several years ago I was introduced to the poignant Irish hymn "Be Thou My Vision" for the first time. It quickly became a favorite, especially the stanza that reads: "Riches I heed not, nor man's empty ...

Created on 12 April 2010

19. Make Room for God-Encounters

Many of you who are avid watchers of Christian television have no doubt seen my friend, Alvin Slaughter. He's a singer of tremendous anointing and incredible good humor.Alvin tells a story about a time ...

Created on 08 February 2010

20. The Requirement of Absolute Surrender

In each of us the ongoing work of the Spirit is the cultivation of a yielded heart, obedient to His most subtle promptings. More than an act of the will, it is a continual dying to self that releases ...

Created on 06 January 2010