Good Morning Friends, Church work brings pressure—more than we often expect. Pressure from family, friends, and the work itself can drain our peace, even though we long for the church to be a place of rest. At times it feels like we’re being pulled in every direction. Circumstances and schedules are one thing; people-pressure is … Continue reading What Does It Take To Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Good Leader?
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Do You Have Any Last Words?
Good Morning Friends, A few years ago, I lost my younger brother. Though I knew he was ill, the news still came with a particular kind of sadness, the kind that arrives unexpectedly. I’m grateful we shared a final word that honored God. His passing, along with the memories of my parents’ final days and … Continue reading Do You Have Any Last Words?
Are We Motivated By Faith To Act In Love, Even When It Involves Risk?
Good Morning Friends, We often put too much weight on numbers—what we’ve done, what others haven’t done—when the real focus of the Christian life is love, the Spirit, and what God has done for us. Counting our good deeds or the failures of others can lead us to misjudge God and make false assumptions. The … Continue reading Are We Motivated By Faith To Act In Love, Even When It Involves Risk?
Does Your Request Of The King Reveal Your Trust In The Father’s Love?
Good Morning Friends, David’s grief over Absalom mirrors God’s sorrow over human sin. Our failure brings heartbreak, and true restoration requires sacrifice—ultimately fulfilled in Christ’s death on the tree. With that in mind, today’s scriptures invite us to look beyond the death of a son to the healing of two daughters, asking: Does Your Request Of … Continue reading Does Your Request Of The King Reveal Your Trust In The Father’s Love?
How Do You Think You Could Become Pure Without the Mercy of Jesus?
Good Morning Friends, Perfection is not something we achieve by effort. It is more like tending soil—slow, humble work that prepares the heart for God’s transforming presence. Today’s scriptures give us deeper images: the Refiner’s fire, the High Priest who shares our flesh, and the Light who enters the Temple. They remind us that any … Continue reading How Do You Think You Could Become Pure Without the Mercy of Jesus?
Are We Seeing Our Lives Through God’s Larger Story and Thinking As A Whole?
Good Morning Friends, Today we reflect on the plans and people God places in our lives, and how both our investments—and God’s investment in us—during the time in which we live, shape who we are becoming individually and collectively. When we step back and look at it all, it can overwhelm us enough to ask … Continue reading Are We Seeing Our Lives Through God’s Larger Story and Thinking As A Whole?
Do You Have God’s Saving Seed?
Good Morning Friends, Scripture often tells stories that seem to end—only to open into something new. Out of old stories, God plants new ones. Out of the darkness of the cross, Christ plants the seed of our salvation. This is the pattern of Scripture, the pattern of Jesus, and the pattern of creation itself: God’s … Continue reading Do You Have God’s Saving Seed?
Is Our Light Shining A Way To Healthier Relationships?
Good Morning Friends, The days are starting to get longer, and the New Year Resolutions are being tested in the Light of Christ. And it makes me think about the moment God spoke Light into existence. But it also prompts me to remember our celebration on Christmas Eve by candlelight. And so today we revisit … Continue reading Is Our Light Shining A Way To Healthier Relationships?
Do You Sense God Speaking To You Through A Living Text?
Good Morning Friends, Last Saturday I shared a scripture reference—Isaiah 8:23—that may or may not appear in the Bible you use. Some of you looked it up and found the words tucked into the surrounding verses. Others may have been puzzled, or perhaps didn’t check the footnotes at all. But hidden in that moment is … Continue reading Do You Sense God Speaking To You Through A Living Text?
What Happens When We Are Called Into the Light And Called Into One Purpose?
Good Morning Friends, Where do you sense Christ shining light into places of discouragement or confusion? What loyalties—personal, political, relational—threaten to overshadow your primary identity in Christ? What “nets” might Jesus be inviting you to leave behind so you can follow Him more freely? Where in your life has gloom lingered longer than you hoped? The Lord … Continue reading What Happens When We Are Called Into the Light And Called Into One Purpose?
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