April 8, 2023
Sacred Saturday
It’s not always easy to go about the daily rituals when the heart is heavy, Lord, but I thank you for the balm those rituals bring to sorrowing souls. Thank you for being a God of the daily. I love you.
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March 22, 2023
We’re Adopted
Influences, people, events, even abuse from the past leave scars. But God stands ready to provide all that is necessary to transform us into “new creatures.”
Read more..March 7, 2023
Life in the Furnace
What 'furnaces experiences' have you had? How did you find strength within them? How does solitude prepare you for daily life?
Read more..January 22, 2023
What Will I Be Remembered For?
Thank you, Father, for loving me and for Your grace which accepts my too-small sacrifices, transforming them into offerings which glorify You. May I each day humbly offer myself to You so that the world will see Christ in me and long to know Him.
Read more..January 7, 2023
The Pause that Refreshes
Pause and Listen: Father, it is so easy to keep active, to somehow believe that activity equals relationships with you. Forgive us for ignoring your call to refreshment. In Jesus name, amen.
Read more..December 15, 2022
The Mystery of Christmas
The mystery of Christmas requires something we rational humans find most difficult: faith. Not some brain-numbing step into an abyss, but rather that which is described in the New Testament: “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”
Read more..September 28, 2022
The Unchained Word
Scripture describes the word of God as alive, active, sharp and penetrating. “God’s word is not chained.” 2 Timothy 2:9
Read more..September 22, 2022
Be Still
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 Why I can choose to be still in the midst of turmoil: Be still! The Lord Almighty is with us.
Read more..September 18, 2022
A New Default Setting
Question: How can keeping the analogy of the "default setting" help us to direct our daily actions?
Read more..September 9, 2022
Will God Be There?
Father, Thank you for the promise that you will never leave me nor forsake me. God is always there.
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