Walking with God, Digesting Scripture and Pointing Others to Grow Deeper in their Faith
This verse struck me hard as a young person. Truth is what we try so hard to hold onto might just destroy us. So ironic! We all know irony makes for a good story but we’re talking about our very lives. these words come from Jesus. They’re not my words. Efforts to save ourselves are... Continue Reading →
God treats us as sons and daughters, His children. Our children can fume and spew out anger towards us when we discipline them and try to teach them what’s right. Some shout similar things at God. We know that discipling our children teaches them. If our discipline doesn’t yield righteousness in a child’s life we... Continue Reading →
Gratitude might be the best medication to see us through these times. No matter who we are or where we find ourselves there’s so many things to be grateful for. This verse in Colossians reminds us that we believers represent Jesus in word and deed as we live out our lives. Others can see God... Continue Reading →
“The devil made me do it,” they say. Nope! Everyone looks for excuses for their shortcomings. Truth is we all have sinned. The Bible makes that clear in Romans 3:23. We think blaming our mistakes on the devil lets us off the hook? What rich words! What I know and endure is common. Humanity knows... Continue Reading →
We all dream of flying and what it would be like to soar to great heights and take in the beautiful landscapes. Flying must be freedom, limited by almost nothing. In my current state I cannot physically mount up with wings. I just have arms. I’m overweight. I’m limited by the world I live in.... Continue Reading →
Early Christians we’re accused of being cannibalistic, eating of Jesus body. Jesus calls us to walk this road of suffering with Him. Good Friday his body will broke and he died. The earth shook. We remember there’s no resurrection without suffering. He suffered because of what we have done. We take communion or The Lord’s... Continue Reading →
Each of us goes our own way. This is so American, part of our culture. We are individualistic, every man for himself. A small example of this is the hoarding we’ve experienced recently with the outbreak of a deadly virus. Everyone fighting to put themselves first. This is not God’s way. This is not Christian.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes this is easy, sometimes this is hard. Thomas Merton, a famous spiritual writer rocked my world years ago when I read his book. This is horrible but I read it so long ago that I do not recall the title but I copied one chapter, the chapter on love. Merton says, “without my love... Continue Reading →
Yes, Jesus is the bread of life. What’s this mean? How can someone never hunger and thirst again? These are basic needs for every human. God is concerned for our physical needs but this verse goes much deeper than that. As a teen I reached out to God and experienced transformation immediately. I stopped craving... Continue Reading →
