Once Upon a Time There Was a Blog

It’s been eleven years since I started this blog. I think there’s a lesson in its history. When I first launched 140 Character Christian in 2010, I didn’t know anything about blogging. What I did know was writing. Most of my career was spent writing advertising, literature and articles. Yet I didn’t quite know what […]

Prayer Journey — Inconsolable Grief

This morning I am deeply saddened as I think of a family who lost a child in a tragic accident last week. Inconsolable grief is all I can think. I do not understand dear God the purpose behind such pain. I am weary with my sighing; Every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve […]

Sunday Praise

For I proclaim the name of the LORD; Ascribe greatness to our God! “The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. – Dueturonmy 32:3-4

Worrying About Tomorrow

And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow […]

#WednesdayWalk —Long Distance Healing

I stood in the other room with my fellow servant so our friend could not hear us. “How long has he been paralyzed like this?” I asked…

Everlasting Love

There have been times in my life where I suffered deep sorrow; times of deep trauma; times when it seemed the grief and tears would not stop. Yet I can look back at these times and see God’s faithfulness. He did not abandon me. He was there every step of the way. I thought of […]

Prayer Journey — Praise for Medical Professionals

Today I am grateful for doctors, nurses and so many others who bring healing to people. I am thankful for the doctor who operated on me last week and all the medical professionals who assisted with the surgery. I thank you dear Lord for giving them the ability to care for people and their ailments. […]

Sunday Praise

Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the LORD is to be praised. – Psalm 133:1-3 (NASB)

Only What You Need

God wants us to learn to trust him to provide, to wait on Him. He wants us to shed our wants and focus on what we really need.

#WednesdayWalk — Leaping for Joy

I stood in awe as I watched my friend stand, then walk with the two men into the temple courts. I followed them, watching my formerly lame friend walking and jumping, and praising God. I was filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.