A new year and we want to use it well. We want change. Improvement. Growth. I believe you’ll make great changes. Do you? I find it more difficult to believe in myself than I do others. It’s more difficult to see my progress, strengths, value, and blessings than others’. This is robbery! I am… Read More »
Making Room
Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. No room. That’s a common problem. No room in our calendars. No room in our budgets. No room in our minds. No room in… Read More »
Slowing Down In The Christmas Rush
“Where are you, Christmas? Why can’t I find you?” Cindy Lou Who knew that there was shopping to do. But underneath all the tinsel and the lights, she sensed an important “something” missing that she called Christmas. Some have called it the magic of Christmas. Charlie Brown called it the meaning of Christmas. Whatever you… Read More »
Perpetual Fruitfulness
Revelation 22:1-4 Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh… Read More »
Not thankful? You’re Not Alone.
Psalm 77 5 I think of the good old days, long since ended, 6 when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now. 10 And I said, “This is my fate; the Most High has turned his hand against me.” 11 But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;… Read More »
Covenants Change Lives
Ephesians 2:12-13 12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. 13 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you… Read More »
Fighting In My Own Way
It’s a malady I’ve suffered from as long as I can remember… Sheep shame. An ashamed-of-himself shepherd who wants to be in the giant-killing business. But the only shepherds who successfully kill giants are the ones who celebrate who they are. 1 Samuel 17:39 David fastened his sword to his armor… Read More »
Why God In Three Persons
Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit . . .” Strange as it may seem, Jesus was telling us to baptize people in the name of One God. Three distinct, separate persons who are God. This… Read More »
Making Joy Possible
Psalm 118:22-24 22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. I used to think that verse 24 was talking about our existence. The weather. Our… Read More »
Divine Team Work
If only the Bible told us specifically what our days were to look like. I’d turn to Joshua 119:379 and read, “Behold, the man who fears the Lord will awaken at 6:00 to the sound of fake birds on the sunrise simulator alarm clock. He shall make his English muffin and tea for prayer and… Read More »