Everyday—Encouragement in Chalk

“Everyday” is a series of Thursday posts this month looking at God’s presence in everyday life. Someone scrawled a message in chalk on their driveway. Two Bible verses, Joshua 1:19” and Proverbs 3:5-6. It wasn’t a random act. The couple living at the house had set the chalk out for people to draw or leave […]

God’s Power Assist

You don’t always appreciate what you have until it’s gone. That thought occurred to me last week when the power steering went out in our car. I had to drive the car home and let me tell you, it was a workout just to turn a corner. Even trying to keep the car going straight […]

Prayer Journey—Search Me

Only you dear God know my inmost being. You are righteous and just, pure in your judgement. Show me your ways. Show me how to draw closer to you. Help me to sift out anything that is not worthy of your work. This day and every day, help me to sort through the distractions that […]

Sunday Praise

Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them. The LORD has done great things for us; We are glad. – Psalm 126:2-3

Everyday—Mirror Reflection

“Everyday” is a series of Thursday posts this month looking at God’s presence in everyday life. The thought was persistent. Write “God Loves You” on the steamed up mirror in the hotel bathroom. I hesitated. Wouldn’t the person cleaning the room clean the mirror, thus removing my message? Then it occurred to me that I […]

Bringing Light into the Pit

I was reading Romans chapter 12 and verse 12 caused me to pause: “rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer (NASB).” I reread the verse and noticed how “persevering in tribulation is framed by “rejoicing in hope” and “devoted to prayer.” Hope and prayer are a way to endure tribulations or trials. Trials […]

Prayer Journey—Far Greater

Thank you dear God for your wisdom. Your purposes, your insight far exceeds anything I can imagine. Help me not to be distracted by my desires, my wants, my view of things. Continue to fill me with your wisdom. Guide me through each day with its trials, roadblocks and adversaries that try to push me […]

Sunday Praise

O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. – Psalm 95:1-2 (NASB)

Everyday—Serving Exactly Where You Are

“Everyday” is a series of Thursday posts this month looking at God’s presence in everyday life. I’m just a plumber, what can I do for the kingdom of God? I’m just an accountant, what can I do for Jesus? I’m just a cook in the back of a restaurant, what can I possibly accomplish for […]

Fearing Transformation

There he stands in your doorway, the man who had been threatening you and your friends now wants to join your group. Would you trust him and take him in? This is the situation the disciples of Jesus faced when Saul of Tarsus appeared at their doorstep. His reputation of making murderous threats against the […]