Author Archives: Lisa Ross

The shadows are getting long as I plod along the trail with my husband and son, overwhelmed by the thick smell of honeysuckle that wafts in from the surrounding wood line. A doe and her twins stand perfectly still, in the brush, as we pass by…thump, thump, thump, thump…my feet hit the ground at aContinue reading “You Were Made to Do This”

Her hair, once dark and flowing over her shoulders, has lightened, as soft wisps of gray have become more prominent. And there are a few more lines in her face than there used to be. Lines near the corners of her crystaline blue eyes…eyes that once sparked with the wild optimism of youth…dimmer now, as the tragediesContinue reading “The Most Beautiful Woman I Know…”

I’ve been at this amazing women’s conference all weekend. The speakers have been top-notch. The teaching has been phenomenal.I’ve been blessed to the point of tears several times. I love coming to things like this…and I hate it. Its like walking around on a cloud for three days, fully engulfed in the presence of God,Continue reading “How Quickly We Forget!”

1 Corinthians 21-2You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s master stroke, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did—Jesus crucified. 3-5I wasContinue reading “Sharing the Good News”

Before we even get started, please forgive me. I’m feeling frustrated and I needed to get some of this stuff out of my system. I’m just so tired of watching immature Christains sit around in their cloud of self-denial and pretend that everything they say and do is fine when it’s its really time forContinue reading “Christain Maturity”

I’ve just recently begun running. Well, you may not call it running…it’s more of a jog…or, uh…maybe a really fast walk to many people. But, for ME, it’s running. In the very beginning of this process, I thought you just had to keep pushing yourself and pushing yourself, gasping and flailing, going as fast asContinue reading “Pace Yourself”

God, I just want to tell You…of all the things you’ve done for me, of all they times you’ve blessed me, of the millions of ways you’ve caused these crazy series of events in my life to perfectly align to bring me to this place I’m at right now…I thank You. For so long, IContinue reading “A Love Letter to My Father”

All throughout the Bible, God shows us examples of how He will exchange one thing for another. Our obedience for His blessings. Our brokenness for His wholeness. Our sins for His forgiveness. Our life for His death. Our acceptance of Jesus for eternity with God in Heaven. As I pondered “exchanges” in the Bible, it becameContinue reading “Capacity to Love”

Job Answers God“I’m Ready to Shut Up and Listen 3 Job answered: 4 “I’m speechless, in awe—-words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! 5 I’ve talked too much, way too much. I’m ready to shut up and listen.” – Job 40:2-5 (MSG) When I was reading my Bible this morning, this isContinue reading “One Mouth, Two Ears”

But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. – Isaiah 43:18-19 I feel this stirringContinue reading “Off Like a Shot!”