Empowering Fear
I am increasingly aware of how easy it is to empower fear. Fear is a nasty, life-sucking, counterfeit to love. Scripture tells us that God’s perfect love casts out fear. That sounds easy. Just ask God to cast out any fear that you have and voila! No, it does not work that way. God is able to cast […]
When God Says No
I have been reading a terrific book by Lee Strobel titled The Case for Faith. Perhaps some of you have read his first bestseller book Case for Christ. Strobel was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune and as an atheist tried to prove that God did not exist. I have discovered that one of the […]
See How He Loved Him
This morning I have been focused on the story of the death of Lazarus. Many of you know this story, however in the way of a review, He was a friend of Jesus, brother of Martha and Mary. When Lazarus became deathly ill, they sent for Jesus knowing that He was the Healer, yet He […]
Swimming Against the Tide
I remember as a young child being pulled by the undertow at Sullivan’s Island near Charleston, South Carolina. I had lived there all of my life and had been warned about not going out too deep, particularly in certain areas. My mother did not know how to swim so she would anxiously watch her three […]
Go the Extra Mile
Dear Drawing Near community…. that is the way I wish to start this blog. We are all part of a community seeking to draw near to God– to His Son and His Holy Spirit. We need one another on this journey. We need fellowship from other believers and we need people like Moses and Aaron […]
Does Anyone Really Care?
Good morning Drawing Near friends! Abiding Space blog is meant to help create a place where we can come together and find ways to make space for God in our diverse lives and find ways to encourage one another in our journey with Christ. This morning’s topic is a question that I have been hearing […]
Inviting Jesus to the Marriage
A few years ago, I saw a billboard that said: Loved the wedding. Invite me to the marriage. As I drove by the billboard, I reflected on my 40+ years of marriage and recalled the marriage ceremony. I was married in the Greek Orthodox Church. The service is sacred, holy and lovely. At one point in the […]
Paying Attention
Sometimes I wonder if the entire world is suffering from attention deficit disorder. Many people certainly do and I am grateful that sometimes with a change in diet and perhaps medicine, we are able to help those that suffer with this. But there are a whole lot of people it seems that appear to have […]
Coloring Outside the Lines
When you were a child, did you prefer to color inside the lines or outside? As you colored your picture, did you take great pleasure in insuring that the sky was blue and the grass was green? To be honest, I found the lines very constricting and even in life have been a bit of […]
That’s What Friends are For
Recently, I came across an old song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Sager. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart, but is better known for Dionne Warwicks version of the song titled That’s What Friends are For. One of the verses caught my attention: Keep smiling, keep shining knowing you can always count on […]