Seeking God About What Ails Us

“No one can help us if we don’t first open up about the hurt we feel inside. “

Excuse Me, Where Can I Find Jesus?

People are searching today for meaning in their life. The question is if they can find Jesus. When people visit your church do they say, “The Lord is there.” When people visit your home do they say, “The Lord is there.” When people spend time with you do they say, “The Lord is there.” In […]

Prayer Journey — The Right Path is All That’s Left

The sorrow runs deep, but so does my faith. People push me. The wind buffets me. Grief seeks to dislodge me, disorient me, but with God I am secure. Steady me dear God on the narrow road. When I teeter on the edge, help me regain my balance. Help me to keep my eyes on […]

Morning Praise – A Solid Stillness

He wants to put a new song in my heart, but I do not know the words yet. He wants to make me anew, but I do not know who I am or who I should be. I am being transformed into something I have yet to see. All I can do for now is […]

Crossing Paths in the Pursuit of Christ

I have always been intrigued by the encounter between Phillip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-39. Here we have two people seeking Christ. One is seeking to serve Christ, the other is seeking to find Christ. It’s an instructive, God-ordained encounter that should encourage us to follow the prompting of the Spirit. It also […]

Faith Walk

I fight the words from within Feelings that make me weep Whispering, “You’ll never win.” Memories I don’t want to keep

Prayer Journey — Overwhelmed

The world seems so overwhelming at times. The pressures come from all sides seeking to crush me. I feel as if I cannot stand. I feel defeated. Yet your word dear God continues to promise victory. Your promises declare we will overcome the world if we believe in your son Jesus Christ. Our strength to […]

Morning Praise — Intricate Details

In the changing seasons, I see you dear Lord. I see your hand in the detail of emerging fall colors on the leaves of the trees. I see your touch in the way all the leaves blend together to create a symphony of beauty for our eyes. I praise you dear Lord for your hand […]

Captain Obvious

Have you ever been in the embarrassing position of not seeing something right in front of you until someone points it out? Today’s post talks about how the Spirit of God points outs out the obvious to us.

A River of Hope in Our Communities

In Ezekiel 40-47:11. Ezekiel is shown visions of the temple of God. What struck me about this passage was the description in Ezekiel 47:1-12 where Ezekiel is shown water “coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar (verse 1).” The water starts as a trickle from the altar and […]