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: 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: All Things for God’s Glory
A Christian should have a higher standard of work ethic because of this command from Paul. What I do, no matter how small the task, can be done for God. If I view my daily tasks and job in this way my heart and attitude changes. I’m no longer bound to anyone but God. When... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Dispel Division
I can hardly imagine a world without division. I think I’ve tasted of unity in certain groups at certain times. People of Kingdom living, those who choose to live the lifestyle the Bible outlines for us are people of unity. We’re hearing these words a lot lately: division and unity. I wonder about our connectedness.... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts: Against Such Things There is no Law
Maybe you’ve felt discouraged in these times of uncertainty? Discouraged by trying to figure out what’s true and what’s not? Discouraged by the behaviors of some people you trusted to be nice people who have lashed out on social media and handed you even more discouragement? If we don’t have something nice to say maybe... Continue Reading →
Devotional Thoughts:
Trials & Joy! What in the world? Here's another irony God blesses us with! We generally do not consider a trial a joy until it's over and done. I can be a whiny brat in the midst of trials. A few years ago I was whining about my youngest daughter having to get medical care... Continue Reading →