“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 I love this scripture, especially how it was translated in the Berean Literal Bible: “I have strength for all things in the One strengthening me.” Many decades ago, I saw this verse for the first time while watching a heavyweight boxing match. The […]
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Preparing the Way
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, I find myself trying to find rest in a season that’s notoriously wrought with materialism, busyness, and exhaustion. This year I am determined to focus on what really matters during the Christmas season. I want to prepare my heart and mind to focus on the birth of Christ […]
Words for Your Weekend
“Joy and pain, they are but two arteries of the one heart that pumps through all those who don’t numb themselves to really living.” Ann Voskamp I love how honest and raw Ann Voskamp is. Yes, since finding Jesus, joy has come over me like a tidal wave in the sea. The gift of salvation, […]
Come to the Table
Sleep. These days, climbing into my bed is one of my favorite parts of the day. I find it amusing how when I was little, I would fight to stay up for “5 more minutes.” Now I fight to go to bed. Sleep is that thing that I used to do quite well, and […]
A Sunday Scripture
Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God […]
A Sunday Scripture
My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and […]