Three Deadly “D”s
Friends there are three deadly “D”s that threaten to ruin our celebration of Christmas. In fact these three are so common that they threaten to ruin any day anytime. They are not a respecter of seasons. They just jump right into our hearts and create chaos. They are: Disappointment Discouragement Doubt And they don’t have […]
Misdirected Zeal
This week as we continue our study in Romans, we focus on Romans 10: Misdirected Zeal. For I can testify about the they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not […]
Giving Thanks through Worship and Praise
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a beautiful day which has been designated for giving thanks. It is also important to remember, though, that we do not need to wait until a Thursday in late November to give thanks to God! Let’s look at the account of Paul and Silas and how their praise and worship opened […]
Living a Purpose Driven Life
So much has been written in recent years about living a purpose-filled life. Rick Warren wrote an excellent book on this subject. But the best book ever written on purpose is Paul’s letter written to the Christians in Rome. Renowned theologian, N.T. Wright calls it his masterpiece because it covers so many different topics […]
Consuming Fire
Good afternoon, Drawing Near to God community! We are continuing our journey through my study, Living in God’s Presence. The theme of this week is “Consuming Fire.” In this week’s study, we looked at Moses’ encounter with God through the burning bush. Here’s a short video clip that we watched that really brings the story […]
The Majesty of God
Earlier this week, I shared about the joyful life God has promised us in my post, From Darkness to Light and how this fall, as we study Isaiah at our Teaching & Worship Experience, we will look at ways to access the freedom God offers. Today I want to share a little bit from my daily […]
From Anxiety to Joy
Today I want to talk to you about anxiety. We all get anxious and worried about situations in our lives, and you can use herbal remedies to help such as those found here https://www.frontrangerelief.com/cbd-softgels/, but Scripture teaches us that praise and worship is the antidote to anxiety. In the below entry from my devotional, Sitting […]
A Life of Prayer
Today in our study of Ephesians, we looked at Ephesians 1 15:23. As you know, I share notes from my teachings here on the blog. In this lesson, as we look at Paul’s prayer, we see: He goes directly to God in prayer. There is no go-between He prays for wisdom and revelation and hearts […]
A Thankful Heart Transforms
As many of you who read my blog know, as the New Year began, I sensed the Lord saying that this was the year of transformation. Today I want to talk to you about one aspect of transformation – thankfulness. This can be hard – to give thanks in all circumstances. But it does bring […]
Guest Blog – Bailey’s Jesus
Today, on Good Friday, I want to share with you something that someone recently passed along to me from the Daily Encourager. It is a very sweet story with a wonderful message for us all on this Easter weekend: God recently allowed me to see Jesus through the eyes of someone seeing Him for the […]