My sweet wife reminded me recently about a contractor coming over to our house that morning. We didn't know exactly what time, but we knew it was anytime between seven and noon! I went bounding up the stairs, threw on clothes to work outside, and then proceeded to...
It’s been a really tough couple of weeks physically for me. God is graciously giving me a lot to do with Him, but it’s hard to see the grace in how difficult He is allowing it to be. Can you relate?
Ever had prayers – conversations with God – that were tough to have?
Paul said, “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his…
What is your “Highest good” – The right thing at any given time? Marcus Aurelius said, “Just that you do the right thing, the rest doesn’t matter.” But what is that, and how can you know? We tend to evaluate all decisions and actions based on outcomes. But we don’t...
Hi folks - just wanted to share a few thoughts on what God is up to in all of our lives. Robert Frost said, “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” All of God’s revelation is relational, not informational - it’s personal. What’s that mean? He takes something that is...
In the classic 18th, century song, famous hymnist Isaac Watts drew ideas from Psalm 98 and others and penned what we now know as “Joy to the World”. And the world certainly needs it more than ever, don’t we? It begins, “Joy to the world! The Lord is come.” And I must...
There’s a lot of popular talk about building habits and daily routines, and I’m really good with all of that, but you as a believer are already reborn in Christ, and need not worry about doing anything that isn’t compatible with who you are as one righteous,...