Eternal Significance – What Truly Matters
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth … but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-20). The winning field goal was up and good! Our favored team won! Or had they? Recently, we went out for dinner at one of those “social” restaurants with...
How are you Fulfilling your Ministry?
“Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it” (Colossians 4:17) What is your ministry? Wait! Before you deny it and check out, yes, you have one. Ministry can mean many different things to different people. The word Paul used...
Can People See Our Light?
How would we look from space? Would the light from our lives stand out from the surrounding darkness? A recent post from my dear friend and tour guide extraordinaire, Michael Schneider, in Israel (WhatsApp – 972-52-555-5372) prompted these questions. Here’s his post:...
Why a Changed Nature is Necessary
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it...
Watching for the Return of the King
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” (Matthew 25:13) Glancing is not the same as watching. I recently dropped my wife at a storefront so she could rush in for a few groceries. Stepping from the car, she said,...
A Butterfly Doesn’t Belong in the Forest
(A short story about purpose, transformation, and never settling.) The butterfly was terrified. Hurting, hungry, alone, and now captured, she wondered, “What happened to me? How did I end up like this? I never thought this could happen to me.” The Enchanted Forest The...
Running Into God’s Arms
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14) God favors those who walk in agreement with His Word, who are surrendered to His will, and who depend completely on Him. I recently watched...
Washing and Mending our Nets
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. (Luke 5:1-2) In the business of fishing, the nets...
Life Works Better with a Spiritual Download
Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. [Psalm 119:11] While recently helping my wife with a huge online file download of pictures for a eulogy presentation, the link came with confusing instructions. We couldn’t see the download button...
In a Chaotic World, Run Into Your Resting Place!
My people…have forgotten their resting place [Jeremiah 50:6]. In this crazy, chaotic, seemingly upside-down world, don’t forget your resting place. I love Scripture and how a word or phrase jumps off the page and makes me dig for the deeper truth behind it. One such...
God’s Secret Place Makes Finalist List for 2022 Selah Awards
So excited to announce that God's Secret Place, Finding and Maintaining Intimacy with God, has made the finalists list today for the prestigious 2022 Selah Awards! This year, the nationwide entries included 440 literary pieces from books to articles. God has blessed...
God, My Life is a Wreck!
Have you ever looked at yourself as a wreck? Has your life ever resembled a 10-car pileup, all banged up, twisted, and dysfunctional? Paul described it perfectly: I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring...
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