As soon as the heavenly messengers disappeared into heaven, the shepherds were buzzing with conversation.Shepherds: “Let’s rush down to Bethlehem right now! Let’s see what’s happening! Let’s experience what the Lord has told us about!” (Luke 2:15 The Voice) Feel
A wise man shared with me, “Sometimes God puts you on your back so you can look up.” At times, life can show up with challenges. The key is how to receive it – do we allow it, accept it
Of the four gospels in the New Testament, the one written by the physician Luke is my favorite. It has more words of Jesus than any other book in the Bible. If you have a Red Letter Bible, where all
“May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.” These words come from one of those “old time toe tappers and heart tinglers” everyone liked to sing when I was growing up. In most of those churches, people didn’t talk
What is God’s will for my life? This is a question we often hear from Christians and have likely asked ourselves. It is only natural to want to know what God has planned for us so that we can begin
Which is your favorite Bible gospel? ___ Matthew and his focus on Jesus’ teaching and fulfillment of prophecy? ___ Mark and his fast-paced Jesus who does mighty deeds? ___ Luke and his focus on Jesus’ love for those on the
She was a young mom with two little kids in car seats blasting down the freeway in her black, upscale, SUV. She was going way too fast and not paying attention to what she was doing to the degree that
As this last year came to a close on December 31st, it’s only natural that we all took a moment to reflect on what happened in our lives over the past 365 days. There was a birthday, Christmas, probably a
In Luke 18:9-14 Jesus gave a parable of two men who went up to pray that reads as follows: “Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ‘Two men went
Dear Disciple, The apostle Paul talked about My church as My body, with Me as its head (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18). His point was that the church is an organism, a living body getting its life-giving direction and coordination from
Dear Child of Grace, You have been blessed with grace because of the Father’s love (John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:12-14). That grace was embodied by My coming to earth in human flesh, My life of service, My atoning death on the
On the walk to Emmaus, A stranger appeared to two Disciples in a manner not recognized. The stranger walked up and heard them speak of the events that had occurred over the past three days. He then asked them, what was it that had occurred. They
Have you ever stood at the threshold of what feels like “not enough”? The money doesn’t stretch, the job doesn’t satisfy, the opportunities seem locked behind Read More »
There is a very specific kind of tired that sleep cannot fix. It’s the exhaustion that settles deep into your bones when a problem doesn’t just Read More »
If you live in this world long enough you are going to experience many ups and downs, many hills and valleys and many overwhelming circumstances that Read More »
However well life is going overall, we all have moments when we feel totally overwhelmed – unable to get perspective or see beyond a particular problem. Read More »