Diane Goetz

I used to believe in Jesus. In my house while I was growing up it was just a given. Jesus was the Son of God, He died on the cross, and rose from the dead in 3 days. I didn’t question any of the stories I was told from the Bible. I believed that those…

The Bible is full of stories of people who were filled with the Holy Spirit and performed amazing works for the Lord. As believers this is our desire and our goal as well. But how do we open our hearts to the power of the Holy Spirit and allow him to move freely within and…

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Mother Daughter Brunch at my church. These are the thoughts I shared about bees. Bees aren’t really beautiful like butterflies, or sweet like ladybugs. We aren’t usually very happy to be landed on by a bee. And for those of us who aren’t bees, the stinger…

Grace is glorious! And sometimes mysterious or elusive. Have you experienced the gift of grace? Honestly it can be difficult to see grace in this world sometimes. In our busy, hurried lives filled with distractions from every side, where do we find grace? And how do we hold onto it? Grace, by definition, can’t be…

Our life journey is a lot like a train ride. Sometimes plugging away at a steady pace, sometimes hurtling along at breakneck speed, and sometimes coming to a dead stop. Steam locomotives pulled trains on tracks that were laid by workers long before the train was scheduled to start its journey. The tracks were laid,…

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23 This was the verse that the Lord laid on my heart for 2023. I didn’t know what was in store for me, but He obviously did. My year started out, as they all…

Let every heart…prepare Him room. It’s such a familiar phrase. When we are expecting guests, we prepare for them. We clean up the house, we shop for food and drinks to share, we decorate for the occasion. We want everything to look, and be perfect for their arrival. Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think…

Jesus changes everything. It sounds cliche, but there is such truth in these words. In 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 Paul talks about the old covenant and the new covenant. The old covenant was based on laws that were etched in stone. The old covenant was structured to bring glory to God through obedience to the law.…

When God asks me to do something, one of two things usually gets in the way. Regrets from the past, or fear of the future. In Exodus chapter 3 God appeared to Moses in a burning bush that was engulfed in flames but didn’t burn up. It was amazing, he had to go take a…

My sister and I are not alike. We were raised in the same house, by the same parents, yet our personalities are distinct. There are definitely similarities, but we lead different lives and react differently to life events. Mary and Martha were sisters with different personalities too. In John 11:1-44 we read the story of…