Author: Dara

Our former Golden Retriever, Solomon, pushed ahead to get out our backdoor first; but occasionally, I snuck out while he napped or was otherwise preoccupied. When I got out alone, you can be sure the next time Solomon went outside, he sniffed and retraced every step I had taken without him. As Solomon ran around…

What is God like? I have heard some say we cannot see Him so how can we know? Here’s how. “The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God.” Hebrews 1:3 (NLT) We know what God is like by looking at Jesus. Jesus showed God’s character and goodness by the way…

I have been called an “over-thinker” many times. Sometimes my thoughts beat me up by replaying something I wish I had not done, or obsessing over something I should have done but didn’t. Even after saying I was sorry, I would still feel terrible for days. I assumed I deserved this unease since I was…

There was a story that played on repeat in my mind. God was stuck with me. He watched me and wondered when I would once again do something wrong. It took everything within Him to refrain from flicking me off the planet with His finger. Then I learned God has a habit. Thankfully, it is…

“I, yes, I alone am he who blots away your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.” Isaiah 43:25 (TLB) Is there any better news than this? God takes His giant blotter and blots away our sins. Today, we’re not as familiar with blotting, so maybe we can say He takes…

“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?  Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give…

“God is in control” is something I often hear, especially when someone is experiencing a difficult situation. When things are not going well, we may assume it is God’s plan rather than considering if we might have something to do with it. Tests and trials come to all of us, yet difficulties can be a result of wrong choices…

Throughout my life I developed some incorrect beliefs about God. Some I was taught, and others I probably caught on my own. Thankfully, God’s Word has been doing some serious weeding in my mind. I was taught, “God is sovereign.” This is true, but I heard it incorrectly. I thought everything that happened was God’s…

“Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” Romans 2:4 (NKJV) I grew up hearing “God is going to get you.” I was told if I went to a movie theater to watch a questionable movie, and Jesus returned while…

“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His…” 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NASB) In the past, I had my own interpretation of this verse. “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly…