I say the Lord’s prayer almost every day. When the disciples asked, “Lord, teach us how to pray,” in Luke 11:2-4, and Christ offers the same prayer example He also offers in Matthew 6:9-13, it makes sense that we pay attention. I did an in-depth series nearly ten years ago in October 2014, and one […]
I love historic land. There is historic land near my home on which a week-long revival takes place every July. The first revivals took place in the middle of circled covered wagons. Today the revivals are held in an open pavilion in the middle of circled cabins. I don’t know how much longer good ol’ […]
It’s been raining a lot. In my part of the country, there has been a daily rain shower every afternoon. Several days ago there was a downpour that started just as I began my trek home in rush hour from deep within the city. I had to pull over two times on my way home […]
I am fascinated by moments in time. For every person on earth there is an almost sacred moment in history that was hand-selected by God for us to born, like 5:56 a.m., 6:13 a.m. and 2:51 a.m. for my children. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… (Ecclesiastes […]
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. (Psalm 34:18) I have been brokenhearted. Those that have been following me for a while know I suffered a broken heart in my mid-twenties when three events occurred in rapid succession that culminated in the death of my brother, Dan. I […]
Yet he frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray. Luke 5:16 I recently read this verse and paused. Would people say this about me? Would my children say they watch their mom frequently withdraw to a place where I can’t be interrupted to pray? I blush at the answer, yet I also know this is […]
The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9 We don’t control anything. Oh, we think we do! We make to-do lists and check them off! We are productive people, after all. We plan and make it happen! Wrong. Oh, we plan, but we can’t make anything happen. […]
This week I was listening to a TALK by Francis Chan. He began by saying he was asked as a young teaching pastor not to preach on a particular set of verses because people consider them offensive. Chan said, “It’s weird that this is being debated today, because it wasn’t for centuries.” What verses? After […]
I have been re-reading Colossians 1:10-12 where Paul shares the secret of what it means to live a life fully pleasing to God. Not partially or mostly, but fully. I want to know! 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: (1) bearing fruit in every good […]
I recently saw this post on Instagram: The best definition of love I heard: Love is giving someone the power to destroy you and trusting they won’t use it. The moment I read it, I edited it in my head to this: The best definition of love I heard: Love is giving someone the […]
