Unending Joy

Joy in this world is elusive, but Jesus gives us another option if we choose to follow Him.

Viewing Life in Panorama

The other day I was taking a picture of a sunset and I could not capture all the brilliant colors splashed across the sky in the frame. So I switched the camera to panorama mode and filled the frame with the sky and setting sun. It made me think about how sometimes we have a […]

The Calming Spirit of Agape Love

Agape love is not just a selfless love, but a love that no longer keeps score. It removes the transactional relationship of doing something and expecting something in return. It gets rid of the mentaility of doing something to secure someone’s favor. It removes expectations placed on other people. Agape love has the potential to […]

What Are You Seeking in Life?

What are you seeking in life? Amidst the hectic pace, the demands and challenges on you, do you stop and ask what is driving you? In John 1:35-42, John the Baptist pointed out Jesus walking to two of his disciples and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God (35, NASB)!” The disciples then followed Jesus. Perhaps […]

Does God Believe in You?

There are those who say God does not exist, but that doesn’t mean he ceases to exist. God continues to reign whether people deny Him or not. He remains as the creator of the world, the creator of you and me. No matter how elaborate the scheme to deny that there is no God; no […]

Surviving Life Storms

You set out for your day and then it hits. Menacing clouds appear on the horizon of your life and quickly overtake you with an unexpected trial. The powerful winds of uncertainty threaten to overtake you. Tears fall like rain. Doubts rise as to if you will pull through. Storms have a way of challenging […]

Nitpicking the New

It was the littlest thing turned into a big deal. One small detail and they were up in arms about it, looking to tear him down: “Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ‘Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands […]

Pressed

The sun shines Upon my back Shadow before me Showing I lack Light from behind Darkness ahead Pressed in between What is to be said Turn around Face the light Accept God’s son Defeat the night Son before me Shadow behind Jesus leads now Peace I did find Elijah came near to all the people […]

Stylish Faith

When I was in high school in the 1970s, there were some pretty cool fashions we teenagers wore. Now when I look at pictures from that era and the outfits we wore, I wonder why we thought they were cool. Trendy clothing styles come and go just like trendy beliefs. Paul writes about this in […]

Finding Release From Your Burdens

What does it mean to feel release, to have the burdens that weigh us down released from us? What does it mean to feel freedom from the guilt that burdens us? What does it mean to release ourselves from the expectations of others and embrace who God created us to be? What does it mean […]