Where do you go when you seek the Lord? For me, I often go to the mountains. There is something in these surroundings, away from the hustle, that draw me in. The beauty cultivates awe. The enormity…
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Distractions are all around; causing us to look here and there until we are spinning around dizzy and confused. Currently, life seems at an epic high for distraction…friends struggling with illness, others with job and financial problems, the media…
When was the last time you were struck with awe? Left amazed and bewildered? Captivated by wonder? I am trying to remember. I know certain things cultivate wonder a bit more easily in me, like gazing at newborns or…
Seems that EVERYONE keeps telling me summer is over. I know we just finished up Labor Day weekend, but is it really over? Summer seemed way too short this year. As I take inventory, mine was full of many…
Follower: one who comes behind or after another; one who models or imitates. Jesus repeats this same command over and over; “Come follow me.” I cannot find a single time He directed His disciples or anyone else to go…
Reading through the book of Mark, one phrase catches me: “They took offense at Him.” (Mark 6:3b). Jesus had come home. He brought His friends, the disciples, along. When the Sabbath rolled around, they went to the synagogue like…
Sometimes all we need is a word of encouragement. I am sure you can agree: life is full of ups and downs. Any given day can be a smackdown. Words have power. Power: sway, influence, or ability to produce…
We need reminded, on occasion, that God has brought us ALL the way on our journey. At times we may feel we were traversing the unknown by ourselves. But Deuteronomy implores us, “Remember that the LORD your God led…
How would you react to a life altering, massively changing moment in your life…followed by blindness? For three days, Saul waited, prayed, pondered and wrestled with what had happened to him. First, he was proceeding with his day, and…
Sometimes we just need peace and quiet. This world is noisy. Even our own lives are noisy. Ringing, honking, sirens, bells, alarms, chatter, music, on and on the list goes. Stealing away from all the things of life and…