by Heidi Looney Thanksgiving is a holiday that has always left me struggling. Amid great blessings, this particular time of celebration...

Dear Root, In my darkest days, I never dreamed I would find you. Throughout my life when storms came, I either marched around in pride or...

After taking a Spiritual Gifts analysis, it was revealed to me that one of my gifts was hospitality. I was elated to realize that God...

As we approach Thanksgiving, I think it is fitting that I share with you some thoughts about Thank Offering and the transforming power of...

Each new day is an opportunity in His Kingdom. There are so many confused, lost, and rebellious people in our midst who have not received...

If we were looking at one another over a cup of coffee at my kitchen table, I would ask you what you think is the hardest part of sharing...

DISCIPLESHIP is a word that has always caused me to grapple with its true meaning. Often, thinking about its meaning causes me to feel...

The Pharisees were no friends of Jesus. They stayed close but with evil intentions. Jesus did not shun or avoid them. In His dealings...

Dear Women of God, How I wish I could sit down with you over a cup of coffee or tea as we talk about the topic of repentance,...

“A song, a song high above the trees With a voice as big as the sea With a voice as big as the sea” Can you see the scene? Adorned...

by Heidi Looney I have a secret. Now, this probably isn’t what you’d expect from a women’s discipleship blog, but…I can be notoriously...

Have you ever had a prompting to give someone a call or send them a note of encouragement? If you followed through with that nudge, did...

Faith is a bit of a mystery. We cannot have faith without belief in Him. Rather, it is impossible to do so, says our Father (Hebrews 11:6...

Dear sisters in Christ, I am thinking of you as I write this afternoon. Do you know what a treasure you are to our Heavenly Father? How...

As it turns out, it’s perfectly appropriate that this month’s blog topic is about prayer – because it’s exactly what God has been...

Sometime during the initial onslaught of Covid, I sought examples in the Bible where God stopped plagues (check out 2 Samuel 24:25 and...

Prayer gives me the inner strength to keep me going regardless of what is going on in my life. This inner strength waned in 1992 when I...

How do you pray? How often do you pray? Who do you pray with? Are you comfortable praying out loud? Do you know what the Bible says about...

The Word of God is a gift to us all. In times of trouble, it is a comfort. In battle, it is both a sword and a shield. In times of...

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1, NIV). Baffling. Impossible. How can this be?...