Handing Over the Keys

I remember the look of panic on my dad’s face when he handed me the keys to his car. I was 16 years old with a newly minted driver’s license and about to drive his car alone for the first time. He didn’t say a word about what he must have felt inside, he only said, “be careful” as he handed over the keys.

Building a Deep Foundation

When people say, “They don’t build them like they used to,” I think they had my great grandfather’s house in mind. It is a house with two layers of brick for the exterior walls with a rock foundation that is at least one foot thick. It was built more than 100 years ago and now […]

Searching

In a packed train, humanity closes in on me. I reach for you, but you are not there. Yet in the solitude of the wilderness, I heard your voice.

The Fruit of Perseverance

The parable of the sower in Luke 8:4-15 tells of the word of God falling on different soil types. It is one thing to be a seed in good soil, but another thing to germinate, grow and mature.

Anointing Jesus with What We Have

Our work for the Kingdom of God is an expensive oil poured on the head of Jesus. It is an act of honoring Jesus with what he has given us in this world.

Do You Know the Way to God’s Plan?

“Do You Know the Way to San Jose” is a song from the 1960s sung by Dionne Warwick that describes people going to San Jose to find fame and fortune, but they end up as valets and gas station attendants. I thought of this song when when I read Genesis 12 and how God instructed […]

Handcrafted for Kingdom Work

God knows you inside and out because he handcrafted you. No one knows you better. When things don’t seem to be working out right in your life, he is the go-to person.

Seeing People As God Sees Them

When our heart is oriented toward God our desires become God’s desires. We share a longing for others to know Christ Jesus and the hope he brings. We see people as God sees them.

Trust His Unfailing Love and Power

A dear friend shared this post in an email during a particularly trying week. She listed verses to encourage us to T.R.U.S.T. — Trust His unfailing love and mighty power.

On the Level With God

If our life is on the level of the Word of God and aligned with Jesus Christ, we can check the accuracy of the beliefs and ideas that bombard us each day.