Time to Rest
Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Mark 6:31 (NIV) Plans have been underway for the last six months to go to the wedding of Mark's younger son. He met his bride during COVID at church. Not many flashy dates due to the lockdown but quiet...
Keep Running
My friends, I don’t feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead. I run toward the goal, so that I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize that God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done....
Rightness
Live in peace with each other. Do not be proud, but make friends with those who seem unimportant. Do not think how smart you are. Romans 12:16 (NCV) I dropped Mark off at the barber and then ran to get a latte. When I got back, I sat in a chair behind him and listened...
Don’t Give Up – Take 2
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) September. I love the change of seasons and Fall is one of my favorites. In Arizona, we don't see much of a change in the hot temperatures...
A Good Friend
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you. Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT) Trying to go it alone these days is hard and often, discouraging. COVID...
A Bag of Frozen Peas
For the Law was given through Moses, but grace [the unearned, undeserved favor of God] and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 (AMP) In the ongoing struggle with vision in my left eye, one of the consequences is a droopy eyelid. It was so bad that repair was...