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Examination!
Posted on January 18, 2024 Leave a Comment
January 18, 2023 Examination! I’m too busy! I’m too distracted! I’m too sad! I have too much doubt! I have too much depression! I have too much fear! There are many excuses and maybe even a few good reasons why we do not spend time reflecting on how our life of holiness is going. We […]
Contentment!
Posted on January 11, 2024 Leave a Comment
January 11, 2023 Contentment! Being content does not come easy for me. I struggle to feel satisfied. I don’t linger in celebrating a win. I find it difficult to feel finished. I believe there must be more. I know there has to be more than what I am experiencing right now. I don’t focus a […]
Unanswered Prayers!
Posted on January 4, 2024 Leave a Comment
January 4, 2023 Unanswered Prayers! Prayer is not always easy. Sometimes we struggle to discover a style of prayer that fits our season of life. Sometimes we struggle to make the time and reserve the place to pray. Sometimes a particular prayer has gone unanswered for too long. Unanswered prayers are a challenge for those […]
Thorns!
Posted on December 28, 2023 Leave a Comment
December 28, 2023 Thorns! I pray you had a great Christmas! Our Christmas was quiet as Cindy and I were not with our families. There was the gift of many moments for reflection and inspiration. I was reminded that Christmas is the revelation, the gift, and the promise of God fulfilled in us. Christmas reminds […]
Dangers!
Posted on December 21, 2023 Leave a Comment
December 21, 2023 Dangers! There are dangers when we commit to living a life of holiness with Jesus as Savior. There are the awkward silent moments when someone asks if you are a Christian. There are the difficult moments when you tell your boss you need time off to attend a baptism. There are the […]
Know Jesus!
Posted on December 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
December 14, 2023 Know Jesus! Often times God speaks to us through the people we least expect. The Apostle Paul had one message; the power of the cross to forgive sin, to save sinners, and to give the assurance of eternal life through faith in Jesus. However, Paul was not the person through whom people […]
Comparisons!
Posted on December 7, 2023 Leave a Comment
December 7, 2023 Comparisons! Sometimes I am really bad at comparing myself to other people! I bet you are, too!! We compare ourselves to others when… We are feeling hurt We are feeling afraid We are feeling inadequate We are feeling unattractive We are feeling defeated We are feeling we don’t measure up Sometimes I […]
Consistency!
Posted on November 30, 2023 Leave a Comment
November 30, 2023 Consistency! Personal integrity is an important value to me. One of the ways I measure a person’s and my own integrity is to pay attention to the gap between what they/I say and what they/I do. Consistency is an important measure of integrity. Consistency determines how much I am willing to trust […]
Build Up!
Posted on November 23, 2023 Leave a Comment
November 23, 2023 Build Up! It is easy to tear down another person. Not just the words we say, but the tone of our voice or the look in our eyes can steal away the joy and peace and love in another person. Our words and our actions can tear down another person who moments […]
Take Thoughts Captive!
Posted on November 16, 2023 Leave a Comment
November 16, 2023 Take Thoughts Captive! The thought of sin always proceeds the act of sin. Let me say it another way; the temptation to sin is not the same as the performance of sin. The temptation to sin begins in our thoughts. This is why the Apostle Paul tells the church in Corinth to […]
Take Delight 