Hiding God’s Word in Your Heart
As we embark on a new year, many of us want to find a plan of Scripture reading that will work for us. Some may choose to read through the Bible using a one year plan, others may prefer to read through chronologically, and still others may choose to read a chapter a day or […]
Perfect Love Drives Out Fear
This afternoon, I want to share with you this entry from my devotional, Sitting at His Feet. This devotional is different than my 365-day devotional in the sense that the entries are specific to issues and emotions that we all face. This devotional is a compilation of journal entries from my personal quiet times with […]
What or Who Will Define You in the New Year?
What a beautiful thing to see on my calendar….. 2021. I love change, new beginnings and a fresh start. I think our Creator designed us for change. We are amazingly adaptable and the best of His creations. And I think it is because His goal is for us to grow to be more and more […]
Listen More
Happy New Year (and Making Space for God Thursday)! As we start the New Year, I’d like to propose that, as a Drawing Near to God community, we make a resolution to listen more – to listen to God’s voice and to each other. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with […]
New Years Resolutions
Here we are approaching a new year; 2021! I remember as a child thinking that if I lived to 2020 I would be ancient. I would not call myself ancient, but I will say that with every year I am not getting younger. So here is what I have learned all of my years: I […]
Our True Love Gave to Us…
“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…” You remember the song, don’t you? The one about the presents that were given by someone’s “true love?” As we prepare for Christmas tomorrow, I want to encourage you all to make space for our true love, Jesus Christ. On the first day […]
Angels Singing?
Most of us over the course of our lives, have heard the magnificent Christmas carol: “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” This past week as I baked Greek cookies, I listened to it again. I had to stop, close my eyes and just listen. I imagined the heavenly choir of angles singing as the shepherds gazed […]
Guest Blog – Glory, Peace and Goodwill
Our Guest for today’s blog is Elise Booz. Elise has been an active member of Drawing Near to God Ministry for many years. She and her family are members of St. Andrew’s Church, Park Circle where she is also the worship leader. As Christmas approaches, I find myself in Luke chapter 2. This nativity story […]
For Unto Us a Child is Born
For to Us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) What a glorious time of year this is; advent. The definition of advent is the arrival of a notable person, thing or […]
What’s On Your Mind?
One of my favorite Scriptures is: How a man thinks so He is. (Proverbs 23:7) So what’s on your mind? Because according to this Scripture, our thoughts impact the way that we live. Pondering this, I decided to take inventory on my thoughts today. I became acutely aware that my God thoughts (thoughts in agreement […]