You Are a Part of Something BIG Let me say that again… You (yes, YOU) are a part of something BIG—much bigger than yourself, in fact. But in this rat-race called life, we often don’t see that “big picture.” Too often we are blinded by our own humanity. It groans within us for that “pie […]
(Prompt: Leave It Behind as a part of Suzanne Eller’s #livefree Thursday linkup) And Linking up Friday with Grace and Truth Today Blotting Out Control Isaiah 43:25 “I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” Well, you can definitely say I have […]
Has it happened to you? You were once in the inner circle of someone’s life and everything abruptly changed. Not the kind of change where you just lose contact over the years. The kind of change where, all of a sudden, your friend says, “I’m done”. I have had lots of friendships in my life and some were God […]
Don’t Hit the “Easy Button” Matthew 7:13-14 13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. […]
I had the privilege of doing a guest post for Wendy van Eyck of ilovedevotionals.com. So what does a zip line, teen camp and Exodus 4:12-13 have in common? Exodus 4:12-13 “Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please […]
Matthew 5:43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor[g] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,[h] 45 that you may be sons of […]
Healing the Cutting Generation All I was doing was listening. Okay, so maybe it was more like “overhearing,” but I couldn’t believe my ears. The teens standing near me were talking about whether or not the others “cut.” It was like cutting was the new social networking thing, or even a secret society…a cutting […]
So Help Me, If I Get One More Rejection Letter… Proverbs 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. “We think you have a great story to tell, but it is just not a fit for us.” Attempting to get a submission accepted by this organization feels like I […]
Happy DIFFERENT Year! The Possibility of an INSTANT “Fresh Start!” James 13-15 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? […]
1 John 1:4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. (ESV) John dives right into the heartbeat of his message which is this: He desires to spread the news about what God has shown him. It gives him great joy when others fellowship with him in Jesus. This is […]
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