Oceans in the Desert

By Kathi Pelton This morning my husband handed me a “Save the Date” card from a local couple that will be getting married soon. I immediately got my phone out and put the date in my calendar with joy and anticipation. As I continued with my morning the words, “Save the Date” kept going through…

By Kathi Pelton In 2020 the Lord gave me a vision of four words that would be progressively witnessed over the decade ahead. The words all began with the letter “R”: Remnant, Ruach, Roar and finally Rise. A remnant is a surviving group of people from a former era— 2020 definitely brought his remnant into…

By Kathi Pelton There are three threads that we can continually cling to as we live and stand in the grace of God. These three threads are: 1) Salvation that comes as a free gift rather than through works (keeping the law). 2) God’s undeserved favor and mercy. 3) God’s strength in the midst of…

By Kathi Pelton February has some significant events in my life. One of those is February 22nd because it takes me back to one of the sweetest encounters I’ve ever had with the Father. I love to share it because I know that it is not just for me— but is an experience that can…

By Kathi Pelton Have you ever gotten lost on a walk or on a drive? I remember when I was about 20 years old, my husband and I had just moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana (where he was attending college) and I needed to go grocery shopping after a long day at work. It was…

By Kathi Pelton A number of years ago my husband and I had an evening together with four young adults that we love. A couple of them were walking through a time of profound pain; so we put aside the plans we had for the evening and we just sat with them, held their hands,…

By Kathi Pelton When I went to spend my time with the Lord today, I heard him say to my spirit, “Read 1 Samuel. I have something to show you.” I began reading through the first few chapters— about Samuel and the purity of his hearing God’s voice, about Eli’s sons, (who defiled and blasphemed…

BY KATHI PELTON There is a lot of chaos, questions, disillusionment and confusion in this hour but maybe God is asking us to refocus our thoughts from the fixation of what is wrong, to the desire to see the righteousness of God displayed on the earth. But we ask, “Who are the righteous?” Romans 3:10…

By Kathi Pelton No matter where I turn I am hearing or finding another person who is walking through a journey of being set free from chains that have bound them. And, most often this new awareness has definitely caught them by surprise. Not all of the chains that people wear look the same but…

By Kathi Pelton Last night I had a dream and in the dream I had to find three things that were hidden from me— and then, once I found them I had to uncover what they were (I needed to dig deep, search and seek to discover their hidden treasures). The dream never led me…