January 22, 2022
In the Midst of the Mess
Lord, I admit to preferring ultimate order without the mess. Help me be patient as you work your good work in my life.
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January 4, 2022
Letting Go and Pressing On
How do we move on when our spirits have been wounded, or our families disrupted? “…I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, ...
Read more..December 23, 2021
Just Give Me Jesus
Could I honestly say, “Just give me Jesus”? What about my Christian community? Family? Books? Familiar worship? My culture? Career?
Read more..December 19, 2021
God with us Now Residing . . .
How interesting that God chose shepherds as recipients of the “birth announcement” of the Savior. Shepherds weren’t men who worshipped in sanctuaries with stained glass windows.
Read more..November 14, 2021
Trust is Tough
When we have walked hand in hand with the Savior in peaceful times, His presence will then be sure and constant when we are most afraid. Thank You, loving Father, for those times when we have peacefully walked hand in hand.
Read more..October 28, 2021
Theory of Practice
What would it mean to “do good” to those whose religion or political views are so opposite my own that an uncross-able gulf exists? Jesus was no mere theorist. While He didn’t always give a clear how-to regarding the ways to express His love
Read more..October 18, 2021
A Lingering Aroma
Lord, remind me to regularly bathe in your Word and allow your Spirit to cleanse me so that any aroma that lingers long after I’ve left the premises, will not only draw people to you, but will also be a “sweet scent rising” to you.
Read more..August 27, 2021
Beauty Out of Ashes
Even as we pray for restoration and new life for the suffering people and land, may the sunsets remind us to look to the loving Creator who makes all things new, who brings beauty out of ashes.
Read more..August 14, 2021
Who Are You Looking For?
Who is it you are looking for?” Down through the ages the same question is whispered to every human at one time or another.
Read more..July 27, 2021
Famine and Then Feast
Lord, I am going through a famine in (personal area of your life). Would You help me to lean into You and trust that You will bring me into a feast of fullness? Thank You for your never ending love. Amen.
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