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Each week, I sit with the Lord and ask, “What do you want to say today?” My prayer is that each post, regardless of the date, speaks to you in due season.
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"Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the [...]
I decided to study joy this week. I know it's not based on circumstances or situations. Those things can produce happiness (or unhappiness). Joy is within. It's a state of the soul, a posture of the heart, regardless of external [...]
Years ago when I wrote Facing God, the Holy Spirit highlighted a verse in Isaiah 44 that often comes back to my remembrance. Regarding idols, the prophet said, "The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can't [...]
Do you know what advertisers know that God has known for a long time? That people are your best advertisement. When you see someone with a new bag, or in a new car, or some comfy (and cute) looking shoes, [...]
When we think of freedom, it usually comes with the idea of no borders, no fence, nothing holding us back or holding someone in. But I want to look at this spiritually. Proverbs 29:18 says, "Without revelation, people run wild, [...]
I recently saw a connection between something Jesus said in His Sermon on the Mount and the prophet Zechariah regarding our influence in this world. It's no secret the Word of God is divinely woven together but it's always inspiring [...]
When my boys were younger, a physical education coach taught all his students how to juggle. My middle son Christopher was especially good at it. I remember him juggling oranges and balls around the house, dropping a few, starting over, [...]
Great. When you hear this word, what comes to mind? Perhaps something large in size or stature or amount. It can be used to describe force or intensity (positively or negatively). I'm thinking of the positive today: Because if we [...]
I cannot overemphasize the peace of God. In a world of hyper-anxiety, stress, worry, fear, and depression, one of the most valuable spiritual commodities a believer could possess is the tangible peace of God. What is peace? The Bible describes [...]
"Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you?" (Psalm 85:6). This verse (and question) was posed to us at church recently. It's a question to the Lord. In modern day language, the writer is [...]
He makes all things new. I can't get away from this theme. As I heard this rolling around in my heart, I had to pause and meditate on it because there's so much in this small statement. Our Father God, [...]
