John 17 is Jesus' prayer for Himself, for his disciples and for all believers who will come after them. Jesus prayed with great vision for Himself, for His disciples and even for you and me! Do we pray with vision like Jesus did or are we so stuck in the here and now that we... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Missing
I married a dog person. I’ve been a cat person all my life and when we married I had two geriatric cats that I loved dearly and my husband grew to love them as well. They passed away and we now have two new cats that aren’t a year old yet. Tonight our girl went... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: NEW!
It’s New Years Day. Welcome 2021! We’re ready for newness. We’re weary of the old that’s weighed us down in 2020. GOOD NEWS!!! There’s a much greater newness than just passing through the new year! The moment I gave myself to God I transformed, I morphed, I mutated, I converted, I remodeled, I revolutionized into... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Feeling Lost?
I hate being lost! For me it’s a feeling of the unknown, of possible oncoming danger and insecurity. We all have stories before we had navigation systems of driving around trying to find our way. I even recall arguments in the car over which way we should go next while we were on vacation in... Continue Reading →
Rembrandt, God’s Vessel for Nouwen
I’m intrigued by how one life can be dramatically altered because of what someone else left behind. Those who passed away hundreds or thousands of years ago can still have a profound affect on us. For example, a man from the 1600’s artistic expression spoke so profoundly to a man in 1986 that it altered... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Real Love Rebukes
If I don’t love you enough to endure the discomfort of venturing into difficult conversations I’m not sure I love you at all. Proverbs is so full of timeless wisdom that never goes out of style! It’s stood the test of time and is reliable for us to apply to our lives. Nobody enjoys rebuke... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Mistaken Enemies
Another human being is never the enemy. Sometimes I need to be reminded of this. No matter how evil a person may seem they are created by God, made is His image and loved by God. Oh Lord, help us to see people as You see them! Broken. Battered. Seeking what they'll never find unless... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Wise or Fool?
This nugget of wisdom might need to hang on the wall of every young person? The Bible says this in more than one way: 1 Corinthians 15:33, “Bad company corrupts good character.” Who I spend time with and who I let into my life really matters. It’s important we spend time with people we aspire... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Ironic Pleasures Forevermore
Some think living in the ways the Bible teaches, in God’s ways, is living a life full of restraints, restrictions and depravity but I’ve found the very opposite is true. There are many ironies in life and this is one of them. Sometimes what we think will control us actually sets us free! Pleasures forevermore!!... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Psalm 51: 1-2, Spurgeon & Me
Psalm 51 is, "Suitable for the loneliness of individual penitence, this matchless Psalm is equally well adapted for an assembly of the poor in spirit." - Charles H. Spurgeon "Wash me throughly. It is not enough to blot out the sin; his person is defiled, and he fain would be purified. He would have God himself... Continue Reading →