• You can know your Father God
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    You Can Know Your Father God

    Did you know that your God wants you to really know Him? He wants you to know who He is, His character, and how He relates to you as a human. He wants you to know Him as your Father who loves you dearly. When you know Him, it is much easier to trust Him in whatever He chooses to do on your behalf. Isn’t that true for anyone you need to trust? God Wants You to Know Him What is God like? How does anyone get to know the true God, not all the substitute gods out there, but the God of the Bible? The God of the Bible…

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    Betraying God is like sleeping on a volcano

    Remember when someone you loved broke your heart–maybe in elementary school,  high school, college, or as an adult? All of us have felt the agony of betrayal. Did you know God can relate? Every time one of His own rebels, God experiences heartbreak and righteous jealousy.   Not the paranoia, distrust, unhealthy smothering and possessiveness we observe in sick human relationships, but an insistence that we reserve our highest devotion exclusively for Him.   How do I know? Because God reveals it in a love story in His Love Letter to you–the Bible. Imagine yourself sitting at God's feet while He tells you a true story about one of His…

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    Idealists Anonymous

    My name is Amy Leigh and I’m an idealist. I want to spend every day skipping through fields of daffodils, following God with zeal, and talking with people ‘til our souls become sealed. I want cooperation, affection, and communication. I get frustrated, even discouraged, when faced with common realities of life: people leave their dogs’ poop on my grass, wink while talkin’ crass, and subordinate others below ceilings of glass. I ignored the discouragement, allowing it to morph into a giant named Despair. My coping mechanism? Mastering the mixology of perfectionism and drainkin' that cocktail dry. The recipe is simple: to the base of idealism add a shot of high…