Resolutions
“Do you love me?” John 21:15-19 A New Year. A Fresh Start. Blank pages in your calendar waiting to be filled. 2023 is only three days old and holds so much promise for the remaining 362 days! It was a time of…
Reflections at Year’s End
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:21 Most likely when you hear the…
My Christmas Prayer
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 My Christmas Prayer for…
No Room
"And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the…
Meditation
“. . .Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Philippians 4:8 “Clear your mind, relax…
Running on Empty?
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13 Powered by fumes and prayers, my car stuttered and shuddered its way onto…
Rejoice Anyway!
“Yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:18 Happy is easy when all is well and going smoothly, not so much when things begin to fall apart. What destroys your happiness?…
Wallowing
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Woooooo. Here Pig. Sooie! Woooooo. Here Pig. Sooie! Woooooo. Here Pig. Sooie! In a cloud of flying mud…
Good Intentions
My intentions were good. A prayer request shared during Bible study, a troubled marriage in need of prayer, a woman’s ill daughter, a sweet elderly friend’s prayer request for patience as her husband slipped further into dementia – just a few of…
LOOKING FOR ENOUGH
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10: 10b Never enough. Often seems that way, doesn’t it? Not enough. . . minutes in the day, energy to get it all done, patience with those around you, money…
Impatient
“As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.” Luke 8:15 Mom grew up on a Kansas farm and had the green thumb…
Holy
We have lost our understanding of the holiness of God. When? How? Why has that happened? Is it because we wanted to stay relevant and relatable? Is it because the idea of “holiness” seemed inconvenient and unappealing? Is it because it’s easier…
Whose Truth?
“Send out Your Light and Your Truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!” Psalm 43:3 ESV When did Truth become relative? When did Truth become subjective? When did moral, ethical, and behavioral…
Casting Cares
“Casting all your cares on Him, for He cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7 CSB Perhaps, like me, you’ve been told, “leave your burdens at the cross” or “cast your cares on Jesus” or maybe “lay your heavy load at the throne…
Vulnerable
“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians…