by Denise Pass | Jan 12, 2025
How is 2025 going for you? Have you encountered problems yet? And if you have, do you have peace that surpasses understanding in the midst of life’s problems? That seems like a tall order, right? Perhaps we buy the lie that we cannot have peace in turmoil. But...
by Denise Pass | Dec 3, 2020
The Joy of Understanding I remember watching my children play when they were toddlers. One would be building with legos or some building tool and the other would get this mischievous look on their face, plotting to knock it down. It was all about power. But when those...
by Denise Pass | Oct 27, 2020
Joy is Chosen Joy does not just happen. It is something we get to decide whether or not we experience it. And true joy can occur in hard or good times. Joy is chosen. And when it is, there is nothing that can steal our joy. Bible Reading of the Day: James 1-3 This...
by Denise Pass | Oct 26, 2020
Finding Favor with God Saul/Paul’s calling or conversion story was pretty miraculous. In a moment he went from persecutor of Jesus and all Jesus followers to a radical believer who was chosen by God as a representative for the very Savior he persecuted. Finding...
by Denise Pass | Oct 24, 2020
Dealing with Hard Places Sometimes it is not always a monstrous dire situation that is our struggle. It is the daily grind that wears us down. We can lose perspective and grow weary. And sometimes we create drama for ourselves when we choose to do things the hard way....