Luke 19:32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put […]
People living in relative comfort –especially ones who are experiencing success and with ample pleasure in priorities– often find suffering to be a deal-breaker when it comes to Jesus. As the crowd thinned, one thing became crystal clear to the Pharisees: Jesus’ larger group of followers weren’t from elite schools of Torah study but they […]
More to the Easter Story, 2019 devotionals, begin tomorrow.
Every year I pray for enlightenment, that God will give me a vision of a devotional series for Advent. Please don’t misunderstand: I’m not complaining when I say that it’s difficult to find topics that are suitable. Even when God makes a theme plain and it’s beautiful, it’s not always easy to package something perfectly, […]
Today I’d like to introduce another friend—also an author—whose friendship has been formative in my Christian walk. Her name is Mary Ethel Eckard of Dragonfly Ministries. Her new book, “The Making of a Dragonfly: Following Christ Through the Winds of Change” was recently nominated for the Henri award in the motivational category of the 2018 […]
God has blessed me with friendship with some amazing women. One of them is Karen Loss, author of Trekking Through Cancerland . She is a survivor of Stage 4 lung cancer though she never was a smoker. Today, I’d like to share our friendship with you, my readers, so you might be blessed and encouraged […]
Just a reminder about the Seminary Gal series for 2017 Lent Devotionals. It’s called Light: There’s Nothing Like It. Have you ever stopped to ponder how amazing light is? Even considering everything in the universe, there’s nothing like it. Light is in a category all by itself. From the beginning of creation, even a scientist’s Big Bang, […]
Announcing the Seminary Gal series for 2017 Lent Devotionals. It’s called Light: There’s Nothing Like It. Have you ever stopped to ponder how amazing light is? Even considering everything in the universe, there’s nothing like it. Light is in a category all by itself. From the beginning of creation, even a scientist’s Big Bang, researchers can […]
I promised someone on social media that I would create a post comparing political platforms of the various parties and then in separate posts, I will compare subheadings to Christianity. Particularly in an election year where the personalities have a tendency to dominate the media coverage over the ideologies of the candidates and their parties, […]
I look over the political landscape and my heart weeps. So this is my prayer: Sovereign Lord, I look over the American landscape and over American history and see the blessings You have given us for so long. I see the freedom You gave us in our laws and the grace You have shown us […]
