In this age of smart phones, people are more interested in who to follow or how many followers they have. Oh how we tend to blindly follow because it looks good or sounds good. If you really think about it, people are allowing others (who they don’t even know personally) to shape their lives. Influencers seem … More DON’T BE BLIND
We are 11 days into the New Year and how is your peace? I think we all have an internal meter as to whether we feel at peace or not. When we are not, we have let the world dictate our lives and honestly you have to say to yourself: how is this working? Because the … More NEW YEAR – NEW PEACE
I’ve always thought of myself as ordinary, sometimes looked over and not noticed. Some people just stand out in a crowd! I wouldn’t say I have done extraordinary things either. I think I have done just some simple things that make up moments that collect like jewels over a lifetime. ORDINARY PEOPLE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS … More ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY GOD
Are you looking for JESUS today? See HIM there, laying in the Manger. HE has come for you and for me! And the good news? HE never stops coming for us. HE is a faithful GOD, HE is a pursuing GOD of the universe. HIS love and beautiful grace is steadfast and true. This Christmas … More THINGS CHANGE WHEN YOU LOOK FOR JESUS
Are we waving between two GOD’S this season? Are we paying more attention to the god of materialism than the true GOD of the universe? I ask this because the Bible tells us we cannot serve two masters. MATTHEW 6: 24 “NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. EITHER YOU WILL HATE THE ONE AND LOVE … More THE GOD OF EVERYTHING
Are you full of wonder this season? If you are going through something hard right now, I get it! Life can take all our wonder away. TO WONDER IS TO BE ASTONISHED OR AMAZED. Maybe we don’t see the wonder around us because we go through life noticing all that is wrong with the world. … More WONDERFUL THINGS DO HAPPEN!
Joy, delight, awe, forgiveness, peace. Our Savior has all these things ready to hand to us when we sit still in HIS presence. We all want a little joy don’t we? But we often look for it in all the wrong places. We buy stuff, we drink and try to be merry……but still there is … More DEEP JOY IN HIS ABIDING PRESENCE
Let’s get inside our heads for a moment: NEVER THINK THAT GOD IS THROUGH WITH YOU! Oh we give plenty of excuses like, I’ve gone too far, sinned too much. Or how about the I’ve tried all of that before. JOEL 2: 12-13 “YET EVEN NOW, DECLARES THE LORD, RETURN TO ME WITH ALL YOUR … More NEVER THINK THIS!
Here in the West I must say that we have the most glorious sunsets I have ever seen. They actually take my breath away to the point that if I see one, I must stop and take a picture so I won’t ever forget it and then, I ponder HIS glorious HAND writing across the … More BE A GLORY CHASER
Recently I read that small acts of intentional love actually trigger our brains into releasing oxytocin, which literally lifts our spirits into a natural high state. Giving gives us a positive emotion and a natural high. Maybe that is why GOD calls us to give to others. GIVE OF YOUR TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES Give … More KEEP GIVING
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