You can pass through his open gates with the password of praise. Come right into his presence with thanksgiving. Come bring your thank offering to him and affectionately bless his beautiful name! Psalm 100:4 The Passion Translation I love how the Passion Translation expresses this verse in Psalm 100. The gates can be considered the doorway, the hallway, […]
Whether your local church is online or in-person, chances are there are people behind the scenes that make it a pleasant experience. Most of those people are overlooked. They are not known to exist in the positions that they fill, but they seek to fill your experience with comfort so that you will return. The […]
In every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. Acts 24:3 (ESV) GRATITUDE – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness As I sat down to write this piece, I must share with you that I am in the middle of a tremendous storm. Whew! I […]
Unlike David’s Goliath and his brothers, the giants I battle in this arena called life aren’t as easily seen by others. But they are immense and can tower over me just the same. I have days I struggle to defeat them as they wag their heads over me and threaten to put me in captivity […]
Death is inevitable. Pain feels insurmountable. Grief is survivable I know. It sounds counterintuitive to everything we know. We use words like, “I would never survive that.” Or maybe, “I can’t live without you.” Tossed flippantly, we coast through life without much regard or awareness of life. That is until we are faced with a […]
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:5 NLT I am such a do-er sort of person that I even look for things to do while I’m supposedly ‘resting.’ Yes, I know that’s counterintuitive to what I should be doing in that moment — but it is genuinely […]
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 1 Timothy 2:1 NLT We’ve come a long way from home delivery and waiting in line to entering the grocery stores. Like all other ‘milestones,’ we seem to be forgetful […]
She makes you crazy with her sarcasm and snide remarks. Seemingly aloof to your constant turning away at her every judgmental comment, she persists with her negative monologue. Doesn’t she see that you’re totally turned off by her berating and condescending remarks? You can no longer tolerate the incessant hammering of words and you suddenly […]
What can you accomplish in thirty seconds? Two sets of squats? Heat up a quick snack in the microwave? Order online pizza? Take out the trash? Send an email? If you think about it, those thirty seconds are spent rather quickly. And once they’re gone, they’re GONE! I set a timer to get a ‘feel’ […]
Have you ever experienced one of those moments when you’re going about your day and you suddenly come upon something extraordinary, but there’s no one around to see it? I have lots of those, do you? It’s one of those quirky, “Am I the only one seeing this?!” random occasion when you wish you had […]
Titus Two 