“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”1John 4:8 (NIV)“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”John 3:16 (NIV) Dear Source of Love, We tend to deceive ourselves. We see the ruin of …
Author: Cathie Halpin
Cathie is a prolific writer and artist, a wife and mother, a gifted teacher and devoted friend. She's happily married to Mike (40 years!) and calls Lion & Lamb Church in Topeka, KS, her spiritual home.
Got Trouble?
“I love the LORD, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. Then I …
Snails
“...according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length …
Truly Woke
“The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And He led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, …
The House God Built
“After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, ‘Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.’ Nathan replied to David, ‘Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.’ But that night the …
He Writes My Name
“He has founded His city on the holy mountain. The LORD loves the gates of Zion... Glorious things are said of you, city of God: ‘I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge Me—Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush — and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ Indeed, of Zion …
Unmasked God
Jesus said... "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know Me, Philip? Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father.” John 14:9 (ESV)“He [Jesus] is the Radiance of the Glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the Word of His power.” …
My Person
“When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Psalm 56:3 (CSB) Dear Jesus, When I am anxious, You are my Peace. When I am scared, You are my Lion-heart. When I am accused, You are my Defense. When I am little, You are my Big. When I am fainthearted, You are my Confidence. When …
A More Perfect Union
“Therefore brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living Way opened for us through the “curtain” that is, His body, and since we have a great Priest (Jesus) over the house of God, let us draw near to God with …
Ultimate Freedom
“ The trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if …
His Word—My Heart 