Good Morning Friends, Sometimes we feel God’s nearness, and sometimes we don’t. You see more clearly when spiritual perception grows as we stop protecting our comfort and start seeking the mercy and justice God loves. Prayer is a privilege, but it also exposes our loyalties. We want the benefits of heaven and the privileges of the … Continue reading Do We Plough New Ground Or Play In The Comfort Of Our Privilege?
Are We Wrestling With The Sowing And Reaping God’s Desires?
Good Morning Friends, A farm can only go so long without a harvest. Sowing and reaping is built into creation, and into spiritual life as well. We cannot only plant without expecting fruit, nor can we feast without ever planting again. Our culture often tries to live as if harvest comes without labor, or as … Continue reading Are We Wrestling With The Sowing And Reaping God’s Desires?
How Would the Opening Up Of Heaven Touch Us?
Good Morning Friends, Michelangelo paints God’s finger reaching toward Adam. It is a picture of life given through a touch. Caravaggio shows Thomas touching the risen Christ’s wounds. But it is not unbelief so much as a desperate need for clarity. Scripture is full of such moments. Touch can be confusing in our modern vocabulary, … Continue reading How Would the Opening Up Of Heaven Touch Us?
Do You Feel You Are A Citizen Of Heaven In A Land You Love?
Good Morning Friends, As the celebrations of the Fourth of July fade, we gather as God’s people to remember a deeper truth: we are citizens of heaven who have been placed, for a time, in this nation we cherish. Gratitude for our country is fitting. Worship of our country is not. Scripture calls us to … Continue reading Do You Feel You Are A Citizen Of Heaven In A Land You Love?
When Does Love Tip The Balance?
Good Afternoon Friends, A reader asked how we balance serving others in God’s name without slipping into envy or entitlement? And the simple answer is by focusing with God’s help, on the transforming experience of love. Not love as sentiment, but love as the lived reality of God’s presence tipping the scales inside us. So, … Continue reading When Does Love Tip The Balance?
Are Doubts Getting In the Way of Us Having Our Primary Identity in Christ?
Good Morning Friends, Tomorrow’s Fourth of July celebrations always invite reflection, not just on our nation, but on the many identities we carry. As I look honestly at my own life, it becomes clear that unless Christ heals my wounds, I cannot fully become the person God intends. And so, one question rises above the … Continue reading Are Doubts Getting In the Way of Us Having Our Primary Identity in Christ?
If You Were a Prophet, What Would You Say Are the Right Choices for the Cities of Our Times?
Good Morning Friends, I’ve been trying to keep my life in a state of grace by walking, praying, gardening, and playing with grandchildren. I’m no prophet, but I’m getting healthier, and perhaps more useful to God because of it. We are living in a moment that feels chosen, a time when our decisions matter deeply. As we … Continue reading If You Were a Prophet, What Would You Say Are the Right Choices for the Cities of Our Times?
What Is Prayer?
Today we have a devotional on the history and heart of communion with a Triune God. Prayer is older than language and deeper than ritual. It is the first instinct of a heart awakened to God and the final breath of a saint departing to glory. From the earliest pages of Scripture, prayer emerges not … Continue reading What Is Prayer?
Will We Understand The Cost Of Freedom And Want It Anyway?
Good Morning Friends, Our culture objects to Christianity not because it is irrational, but because it is demanding. The gospel requires change. It asks us to hold privilege with responsibility, to give God our best, and to trust that His plan for salvation is better than our own instincts for self‑protection. Every generation faces the same … Continue reading Will We Understand The Cost Of Freedom And Want It Anyway?
How Do Our Efforts and God’s Plan Interact in a Changing World?
Good Morning Friends, We live in a moment of rapid cultural change, national tension, and global uncertainty. As we stand between remembrance and hope, a question rises: How do our human efforts interact with God’s sovereign plan in a world that is shifting beneath our feet? Scripture Summaries Genesis 19:15–29 Lot hesitates as judgment approaches, yet … Continue reading How Do Our Efforts and God’s Plan Interact in a Changing World?
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