Lisa Roettger is a Christian nonfiction author and educator dedicated to deepening the understanding of God’s Word. Lisa has formal training from Moody Bible Institute and decades of experience with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Lisa’s writing inspires readers to embark on their own spiritual journeys into God’s Word and teaches them how to do so.
Guiding you from the surface to the depths of God’s Word
Trust–What I Learned from My 2-year-old Grandson
"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you."Isaiah 26:3, ESV What fun to get to care for two of our grandkids while their mom and dad went off to the hospital to welcome child number three. An exciting time—and an exhausting...
Phew! Something Stinks!
"Take off the graveclothes."John 11:44, NIV Have you ever smelled something so raunchy it makes you gag? A skunk who’d let loose? Filthy gym clothes that had been stuffed in a locker for an entire semester? A dead animal? Your spouse? Well, hopefully not your spouse....
Time to Head Back to the Gym–God’s Gym
"Train yourself to be godly."I Timothy 4:7, NIV Have I recently gone back to the gym? No. I’ve thought about it though. Does that count? Okay, no gym. I have, though, accepted a challenge. A virtual challenge—yet a challenge taking place in the real world. I have to...
How Then Shall We Live?
"So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."Colossians 2:6-7, NIV These verses were the focus of my devotions...
“We Gather Together” . . . Or Do We?
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching."Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV Scripture tells us to...
Getting Your Eyes Back on God’s Target
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV “Lean not on your own understanding”—that’s a tough one. It’s easy to think we have it all...