Feb 241 min readSpring CleaningCreate in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10) Old-fashioned spring cleaning used to mean...
Jan 272 min readWhat ... No Gold Stars?“Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the...
Nov 28, 20232 min readA Coming into BeingCome, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s...
Nov 1, 20232 min readGratitudeGod, may you be honored above the heavens. Let your glory be over the whole earth. God, my heart feels secure. My heart feels secure. I...
Sep 29, 20232 min readDiscernment“If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what he reveals, they are most...
Jun 28, 20232 min readSlowing Down is ImportantSo there is still a Sabbath rest for God’s people. God rested from his work. Those who enjoy God’s rest also rest from their works. So...
Jun 9, 20232 min readIn the beginning ...The book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, opens with one of the most famous sentences of any literary work: “In the beginning,...
Apr 28, 20232 min readNurturing Our Spiritual Lives“I have come so everyone would have life, and have it fully.” (John 10:10b) Not too long ago I bought a book entitled Good Enough: 40ish...
Feb 24, 20232 min readSeason of LentThe Season of Lent has begun: our annual forty-day journey toward Easter. We spend those days praying that God will remake us from the...