Week 28: Still the Word
Philippians chapter one verse 15 says, “It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill”. The Apostle Paul was not naïve. He knew [...]
Week 27: Through the storm
Peter and the other disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. They were being buffeted by wind and waves when they saw a man walking upon the water. [...]
Week 26: Choose Your Food Wisely
I was reading in Galatians today and I had this image come to mind. I was in a banquet hall and there was food on both sides of the room. On [...]
Week 25: Refill
I love coffee. I cannot function well without it every morning. The first thing I do when I wake up each day is turn on my coffee maker and fill my [...]
Week 24: Gifted
Each of us has been given a gift from God; maybe even more than one gift. God doesn’t make mistakes in handing out gifts, nor does He revoke the gifts He [...]
Week 23: Wayward Son
Without giving the enemy too much credit, it is my belief that one of his primary objectives is to keep us focused on our shame and guilt surrounding sin in our [...]
Week 22: Choose the Gift
Would we choose a job for which our wage was less than we deserved? Most likely not. Would we consider a job where on our very first day we were granted [...]
Week 21: A Thin Christian
Are you someone who never misses Sunday service? Do you regularly listen to praise and worship music? Do you gather with other Christians? Do you make prayer and reading the Word [...]
Week 20: Grandmas Recipe
My grandma could bake. I remember watching as she made a pie crust from scratch. It looked so effortless; she rarely measured the ingredients. She taught me how to make many [...]
Week 19: Winning team
Sometimes life trips us up. We are cruising along seemingly carefree and then wham, from out of nowhere we are blind-sided. These moments present themselves in many ways. The car breaks [...]
Week 18: Greater by far
We get caught up in the moments of life. A terminal illness, elderly parents needing assistance, an unexpected death, conflict in the home or workplace. The list goes on and on. [...]
Week 17: Winner
I strongly dislike politics. It is not necessarily the politicians I dislike as much as it is the personal and bi-partisan bashing that occurs ad nauseum. It is difficult to know [...]
Week 16: Delight
The first time I read Psalm 37:4, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart”, I thought, “WOW! I just need to ask God [...]
Week 15: The Law
Have you ever gotten bogged down by the thought of keeping all the laws handed down to us in Old Testament Scripture? Who of us could even come close to such [...]
Week 14: Time to Rest
“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” Isaiah [...]
Withdraw Guide
We're excited to share this tool to help you as you withdraw with the Father as Jesus modeled! Click on this link to view a printable .pdf version of the Withdraw Guide: View/Print Withdraw Guide [...]
Week 13: A Friend to All?
I am ashamed to say that I have not always been a friend. I have been, at times, critical and have judged others who I thought were not worth my time [...]
Week 12: Vast and Great
Tonight, at Bible study some of the women were discussing God’s greatness in His creation. They commented on the awesomeness of tonight’s moon and the vastness of the stars in the [...]
Week 11: The Prize
One of the greatest memories of my athletic career is from 1987 when our Class B high school beat one of our state’s Class A powerhouses in girls’ basketball. We won [...]
Week 10: A Way Out
It is easy to say, “The devil made me do it” when we choose to sin. But let us not give Satan credit where it is not due. With full knowledge [...]
Week 9: To Be Known
“Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you [and approved of you as my chosen instrument], And before you [...]
Week 8: Being Right is so Very Wrong
I like to be right. I want my thoughts and words to be acknowledged as the undisputed truth. The reality is that in wanting to be right I am often so [...]
Week 7: A Future Hope
When my son was not quite two years old, he was diagnosed with autism. I will never forget that doctor visit and the sterile-sounding words the physician spoke. The dream I [...]
Week 6: Change the Filter
A very dear friend of mine recently prayed that God would free me from the filter of past hurts. She prayed that Jesus would heal me from wounds made by individuals [...]
Week 5: The One Who Never Leaves
You know the old saying, “friends may come, and friends may go” …but, there is One Who never leaves us. One Who longs for us to draw near to Him and [...]
