Chased by Grace … God’s Relentless Pursuit

Click the play button below to listen to the audio My Personal Testimony College became a new beginning for me. I found new friendships, and for the first time — unlike in high school — I began to excel in my studies. Like my father, I chose to pursue a career in music education, with …

Awaken the Dawn … not just another worship event

Click the play button below to listen Bring your voice. Bring your song. And yes—bring your flute, Peggy said to me over the phone. Of course I wanted to play. And I especially wanted to see Peggy again. It was 2017, and she was inviting me to Awaken the Dawn, a gathering on the National …

What is one to do when one’s heart becomes troubled?

Did you know? Johann Sebastian Bach fathered 20 children, only of which 10 survived, all having tragically died before adulthood.  In total, he lost three children to his first wife and seven children to his second wife. Illness, plagues, and the limited medical care of the times meant many didn’t make it past their young …

My Hard Unhearing Heart

Those that will not wait for God’s counsel shall justly be given up to their own hearts’ lusts, to walk in their own counsel …. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul (Psalm 106:13, 15, NKJV). Can you think of a time in your life when God allowed you to …

Journaling to Hear God

When I began journaling, almost a year ago now, it was for the purpose of recording God’s Word to me during a stormy period in my life, not to mention that Storm Sandy was also making havoc on the North East Coast.  Out of nothing else to do at that time, I needed a diversion; …