Joshua 24:23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” Do you detect any Trojan Horses in your life? They are subtle, sneaky and sly. I’ll never forget the graduate Psychology course I took years ago at Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 7:12 “So even though I wrote to you, it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are. “ I get Paul’s concern. He had confronted Continue Reading…
Proverbs 16:9 “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” [ESV] If I ever questioned whether God could or would involve himself in my life, it was put to rest when I got my first “real” job. I was finishing my graduate work at the Continue Reading…
Hello Friends! I’m excited to tell you I will soon be releasing a new devotional book entitled Between the Lamp Posts: 365 Devotionals for God-Seekers. We are at the exciting point of choosing a book cover. We have narrowed it down to 2 entries. My publisher suggested we conduct a poll Continue Reading…
1 Samuel 13:13-14 “’You have done a foolish thing,’ Samuel said. ‘You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure…’” Are we “all in” doing life God’s way or do we Continue Reading…
Mark 14:8 “She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.” I’ve recently been re-reading Charles Sheldon’s classic, In His Steps. He describes one incident where two sisters are getting into their carriage when the younger one notices a shabbily dressed little Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 8:2 “In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.” An unpleasant part of life involves the experience of being squeezed. Pressure forces something on the inside to end up on the outside. Anything from trying to Continue Reading…
Matthew 4:20 “At once they left their nets and followed him.” I’m definitely a stick-to-your-plans type of person. Once I set my goal I hold on to it like a dog with a bone. That’s why when I had the thought to remain an extra day in Ohio to write Continue Reading…
1 Samuel 26:10 “As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.” Don’t we all at times have trouble holding situations in life loosely? Speaking as someone who has a Continue Reading…
Psalm 34:1 “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.” “Your praise will ever be on my lips….” The refrain of Bethel Music’s song by Kalley Heiligenthal ran through my mind as I recovered from the life-threatening illness of sepsis. Not strong enough to Continue Reading…