Hello Altered Stories Family. As July is often related to freedom, I wanted to take a moment to reflect, and this may not go the direction you might expect. When you think of freedom, what words come to mind? Perhaps flags, fireworks, food and fun? However, the Bible...

Hello Altered Stories Family, This month, I wanted to tackle the subject of Shalom, which in Hebrew means peace.  However, peace is not the only meaning of the word.  Among others it can mean complete welfare, or prosperity, wholeness, harmony, and wellness. Does the...

Hello Altered Stories Ministry Family, As I was considering what to write this week with the world on fire, fear and mistrust running rampant.  I wanted to take a step back, take a deep breath, and look at everything through God’s eyes. We have a massive gaping wound...

Hello Altered Stories Family, Let me set the stage for a moment. You are fast asleep, and your husband comes in, waking you up with bad news. Not just the ordinary kind, but the kind of news that twists your gut. One of your dear friends has taken their last breath...

Hello Altered Stories Family! Have you ever had one of those moments where you are so overcome that you know you don’t deserve new mercy, because you have so screwed up? I have. When I had come back to the Lord, and was slowly getting my life right before him after...

How are we doing, really? And how is our sanity measured -- by how we stay connected, how much Vitamin D we’re getting, how many projects we’re finally getting to? Maybe we should pump the brakes. Not every expanse of time needs to be optimized. Not every waking...

Photo Credit: www.freebibleimages.org Hello Altered Stories Family, As we have finished the season of Passover, and the celebration of our  Lord’s resurrection, I want to take a moment to consider what is coming next. When I first gave my life to the Lord, and I...

Hello Altered Stories Ministry Family, During this time of being locked down, I wanted to take a few moments to talk about a time in my life that was so impacting, and what that means for right here, right now. A few years ago when I lived in Phoenix, Mike and I were...

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”  Hello Altered Stories Ministry Family, As I write, the world seems to be blowing up around us with fears growing about the Covid19 virus, shortages in food...

This month of March, we are going to look at what seems to be two competing natures of God, as he is both a Lion and a Lamb.  You see this idea is all through the scriptures, both the one to judge, and the one to be judged for the sins of the world. Both Old and New...