Diligently Seeking Blog

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth? He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. —Psalm 121:1-3 Yesterday, I discovered my new favorite way to read....

“Because I said so.”It’s the refrain of tired teachers and parents everywhere. Despite my best intentions, there have been a few times in my teaching career when I’ve used the phrase out of frustration. Yesterday morning in church, a similar idea kept popping into my...

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself. Then He poured water into the basin, and began to...

This weekend, I packed up my books and handmade jewelry and headed to a local market in Clinton, Mississippi. It was the kind of day that begged to be spent outdoors—bright blue skies, a gentle breeze, and the cozy charm of Clinton’s downtown. It should’ve been a...

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. —Malachi 4:2 I spent most of this past week on my family’s small cattle farm in southern Mississippi. It’s a...

Jesus wept. —John 11:35 This past Friday, I was sitting on my couch watching House of David and waiting for my sweetheart to get home when I got a phone call. It was my dad, and his voice was much deeper than normal. Something was wrong. It was going to be bad news....