Agreeing with the Enemy
Friends I will tell you straight. Don’t agree with the enemy. He is prowling around seeking to rob, steal and destroy and no one is spared. He goes after Christ followers, whispering in our ears lies so that we are discouraged, bringing his bedfellows of unbelief, stress, and anxiety. I recall a time early on […]
The Blame Game
Why do we play the blame game? We find ourselves exposed and we either run or blame others. The team at work gets a low performance score: “It’s not me. It’s ———“. Your child says something inappropriate in school: ” He must have learned this from his father.” Or you do not do a good […]
Armor of God
As we enter into a new season of responsibilities and challenges, I thought my Drawing Near to God devotional on the Armor of God may be a good reminder of how God provides protection. To learn more about how God equips us with spiritual protection and how to Make Space for God, join me at […]
The Greater Truth of the Gospel
It seems these days that truth has become a byword for anything and everything one wants to believe. But truth is with a capital T. Truth can only be found in Jesus Christ. The truth and power of the Gospel has never been unsuccessful. Our deepest need is for truth and our need for a […]
Draw Near to God
This week I saw a sign that said: Social Distancing does not apply to God: Draw near to Him. Wow. Love that! And especially since we are a community of people seeking to draw near to God, it definitely spoke to me. Jesus was clear that in order to produce fruit, we must be united […]
Overwhelmed
It’s that time of year again when many of us watch summer slipping away and fall begins to emerge. Summer evokes freedom and simplicity even in the way that we dress and fall ushers in the structure of kids going back to school, churches and ministries beginning their fall programs, and a myriad of other […]
Are You the One?
This morning I was meditating on the scripture in Matthew chapter 11: When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him: ” Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else.?” Jesus replied, ” Go back and report to John […]
Summer Freedom
I hear so many people saying that they are sad to see summer coming to an end. Parents of school age children generally are happy to get kids back to school but even some of them say that the end of summer brings on challenges of structure, early rising, and its own set of stresses. […]
Elohim God
This week I have been in the mountains of North Carolina. It has been a great week of physical exercise – climbing mountains, refreshment of my soul (time to read, meditate, ponder, be creative), and time for reflection on God’s nature as Elohim God. The majesty of the mountains reflects the majesty of God The […]
The Way We Think Matters
Proverbs 23:7 is worth pondering for a few minutes: As a man thinks so he is. Our thoughts are truly a reflection of who we are. People ask me why it is so important to study and meditate on God’s Word. Primarily we do so to renew our minds allowing us to align with the […]