Bone Weary?

Bone Weary?

When I find myself getting bone-weary from the hustle and bustle of life, I go back to one of my favorite Scriptures, Psalm 23. The first three verses say– The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet...
Doubt and Disappointment with God

Doubt and Disappointment with God

So he [Jesus] replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the...
Breaking the False Refuge of Shame

Breaking the False Refuge of Shame

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) John 4:7-8 How many of us carry a stigma from the past, believing that we cannot serve the Lord because of what we’ve done?...
Redeeming the Time

Redeeming the Time

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Ephesians 5:15-17 We usually use the word “redeem” in relation to sin. It means...
The Affirmation of Identity

The Affirmation of Identity

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Matthew...
A Servant to Others

A Servant to Others

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. –Philippians 2:3-4 Humility does not come naturally to...