Author Archives: Lisa Ross

On this Grandparents’ Day, I looked to our home’s place of honor–high atop the bookshelf that my grandfather made–and there I notice two of our family’s most treasured heirlooms. One treasure is my grandmother’s family Bible; the other is the flag that draped the casket of my husband’s grandfather. But, on this particular day, both of these itemsContinue reading “The Foundation of Our Freedom”

So many times, I found myself, turned on my side in the fetal position…silent tears streamed down my face in the cold, dark, aloneness of night. My heart empty, aching, crying out for someone to love me…someone to care…someone to hear my cries and rush to me to help stop the flow. But I wouldContinue reading “The Struggle Within”

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”