Hey there, friends! Here we are at the end of November. 'Tis the season for Thanksgiving and grateful hearts. As I think upon the many, many things I'm thankful for I keep coming back to Jesus Christ. Every day I fail. And every day God is faithful....
There’s a horde of distractions calling to us, shouting, screaming, “Look over here! Read this! Watch this! Listen to this! Buy this!” Distractions will lead you in the wrong direction; they’ll put you in harms way, and endanger others. In this life there are only 2...
I have lots of favorite Bible verses, but one stands out first in my mind and heart from the story of Jesus and a sinful woman in chapter 7 of Luke’s Gospel. I’m choked up even writing these words, “Jesus said, ‘Therefore I tell you,...
Doing the same thing the same way = the same results. And then Jesus calls to us, “Follow me!” out into the deep, away from the comfort of the shallows. Out into the deep, away from ease of living marginally. Out into the deep where your feet...
Friend, your calling is to follow Jesus. It’s not for the faint of heart or the comfort-seeker, or the platform-builder or the social-media-diva. It’s for the persevering soul who keeps at it… again and again, no matter what because the white hot fire in her heart...
Today’s reading [DAY 32] is near and dear to my heart. In fact, it’s the actual *heart* of this ministry - fulfilling Jesus’ great commission to all believers to make disciples (who make disciples). Making disciples is the hardest work I've ever loved. Much like raising...
God will only, always give you what is best for you. Not just his best, but also what is good and actually perfect for you. We cannot understand the mind of God, but we can still conform our minds to the way God thinks by what...
Jesus *insisted* that his disciples get in the boat and cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee while he stayed behind. He knew exactly what they were headed into. No sooner did they leave the shore than the wind kicked up strong...
Not politics, not religion, not financial freedom, not medical breakthroughs, not scientific discoveries, not self-help strategies, not anti-aging treatments, not critical theories, not peace treaties, not reparations, not rewriting history, not pointing the finger, not retaliation, not human ability, nor power, nor might…. but JESUS....
Since we are all embarking on a summer of re-emerging (but not quite there) and there’s no bible study until Fall…. Let’s continue to fall in love with Jesus with one or more of these books! These are 10 of my all-time favorites— in no particular...