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2026-03-24

Becoming Poor in Self-Sufficiency

The original disciples had no experience in how to be a Christian. All they could do was follow Jesus for each next step

2026-03-24

Only Today Matters

Lord thank you for the grace to live in the here and now. Thank you for the courage to face and arise above every obstacle that may come our way today.

2026-03-21

An Uncommon Call to an Uncommon Life

You have onea uniqueness. A divine spark. An uncommon call to an uncommon life. “The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others” Don’t worry about skills you don’t have. Don’t covet strengths others do have. Just extract your uniqueness.

2026-03-14

Spring Cleaning

As the calendar marches to spring and warmer weather, there is that inbuilt (and easily ignored!) urge to wash windows, dust hard-to-reach shelves, reorganize closets, etc.

2026-03-11

Something Beautiful of My Life

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 God is able to take a tangled messed up life, and make something beautiful out of it.

2026-03-08

Quiet Significance

Social media has seeped into every aspect of our lives. It's popular because it allows us to keep in touch with people.

2026-03-07

Strong and Mighty Worrier

Control, that’s my problem. When it comes down to it, I want to be in charge, and if I’m in charge – frankly – I’ve got a lot to worry about!

2026-02-26

Living Unmasked

If we are willing to live unmasked, life will never be the same again.

2026-02-19

God’s Holding Patterns

When God wants to do something new in our lives, it is often preceded by major renovations. “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, put painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews 12:11

2026-02-13

What Disciples Do

One of the biggest challenges of being a Christian in modern, western culture is that there are 100 seemingly innocuous choices every day in which we can express faith in the true God, or a counterfeit.

2026-02-10

Green Eggs and I AM

Have you ever wondered if Jesus had come at a different time how he would have communicated with His children.

2026-02-07

Jesus Empowers the Inadequate

If you feel inadequate when it comes to fulfilling the mission of Christ, know that it’s normal to feel that way. We are simply vessels needing His power. That way God gets the glory.

2026-02-06

Fountain of Life

God's compassion will lead you beside springs of water. Drink often of His thirst-quenching water.

2026-01-28

Our Heart’s Desires

If you could have anything in the world, what would it be? Your answer reveals a lot about who you are. The psalmist writes, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4). There is nothing wrong with desires--they motivate us to achieve great things. But not all of our yearnings come from God.

2026-01-23

What’s Under the Snow?

“Though your sins are like scarlet,? I will make them as white as snow…”

2026-01-21

If You Want Peace, Prepare For War

Question: Are you aware and ready to fight spiritual battles in your life? If you want peace in your life as a Christian, you must prepare for the battle.

2026-01-17

Drama

Disorder exists all around us. Perhaps it’s as simple as a disorderly home or papers that are in disarray.

2026-01-15

How Big is God?

How BIG? “Who has measured the [earth’s] water in the hollow of his hand?” Isaiah 40:12

2026-01-15

Mercy and Faithfulness

Faithfulness is the one ongoing quality God asks of us.

2026-01-12

Flowers in the Snow

And then slowly, but very surely, the warmth of God’s love begins to melt the cold realities threatening to overwhelm.

2026-01-07

Weighed Down

Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Place yourself completely under God's control. See what happens

2026-01-06

One Word

Consider choosing “One Word” to give your attention to this year. I discovered my one word . . . Undivided. Undivided in my love for God

2026-01-05

A Fresh Start

God's strength, given to us on a daily basis, is more powerful than any resolution we can determine in our own heart.

2026-01-05

Are You Drifting?

Protecting our relationship with God is possible, but it requires purposeful attention to our spiritual life. It requires more than daily quiet time, church attendance and the like. Here are some suggestions to protect against spiritual drift:

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