Cheer up!
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (WEB) Whoever thought we would be in lockdown for five months? I happened to be returning from a trip to see my...
Acceptance
I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize. My friends, I don’t feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead....
Waitin’ in the Starbucks line
Everyone should give whatever they have decided in their heart. They shouldn’t give with hesitation or because of pressure. God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 (CEB) I'm not one of those who likes the stay-at-home orders we are living under. I know it is...
Blooms
The desert and dry land will become happy; the desert will be glad and will produce flowers. Like a flower, it will have many blooms. It will show its happiness, as if it were shouting with joy. Isaiah 35:1-2 (NCV) As the shelter-in-place continues, my spirit...
Take a Breath
For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 (NLT) Words. Internet words. words on a Chiron. Words on social media. Words scribbled on businesses, walls, windows, monuments, signs. The TV images scream out words. Most are...
Look to Me
For my eyes are toward You, O God the Lord. In You I have a safe place. Do not leave me without help. Psalm 141:8 (NLV) A reporter interviewed an off-duty police officer about a rescue he had recently performed while on a hike with his family. Another hiker...