“Why are you sleeping?” Jesus said to his disciples when he was on the mount preparing for the upcoming trial of his life. I wonder, how often does Jesus say this to me? When we are not paying attention to what is going on around us, are we not sleeping on the job? I...
I woke up conflicted this morning. My morning devo started with a great lesson on how our attitudes and internal struggles can many times appear even when we least expect them to. For example, when I am with a friend, I still tend to struggle with my ego and want to...
I find it fascinating how a simple sentence can have so many different meanings, especially in written form when you can’t tell what the emphasis is on. Take this title for example; “what are you striving for?” If the emphasis were on the “what” then your focus would...
When we see a stain glass window, we look at how beautiful they are. We look at the intricacies of how they are made, the craftmanship to put them together. Stain glass window are unbelievably valuable. Let us look closer at a stain glass window. There are broken...
We are all facing an unknown right now. We are not sure what is going to happen next in the world, our community, in even our own life. Many have lost jobs. The everyday activities have been stopped. What is next? What is God saying? What about this or that? ...
There are so many things in the Christian faith that seem to be changing. The latest thing that I heard was that hell was not real. There is not a place of fire and brimstone where I would go to spend eternity if I did not...
Three years ago, I went on a journey with God. I was searching for the reason why some people get healed and some do not. In this search for answers I uncovered something else that I was not looking for but opened my eyes (perspective) to something that we all have...
This picture hangs in the entryway of my house. It has been a great source of comfort throughout the years. When I look at the print and the verse below it, it reminds me that God is always with me and that he is always there. I see the strong, protective lighthouse...
Can you be prodigal without falling into gross sin?