“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But … [Read more...]
Devotion: Does Your Illness Say, “I Can!” or “I Can’t”
“…for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.” (2 Peter 2:19b) I just had a curious thought. I was reading through the book of Galatians where Paul is chastising the recipients of the letter for falling back into … [Read more...]
Devotion: How to Stay Focused on Time With God and Not the Distractions of Illness and Other Things
“Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.” (Deuteronomy 2:27) One of the jokes in our family is that we “chase chickens.” I’ve talked about a … [Read more...]
Devotion: Joy in a Pink Ukulele
“. . .yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” (Habakkuk 3:18) I saw it in the store display. There, in all its bizarre glory was a pink ukulele. Now, you need to understand my ‘love affair’ … [Read more...]
Devotion – Beyond Human Reasoning
“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed & so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’ (Romans 8:13) “Human reason for hope being gone” (Romans 8:13, Amplified … [Read more...]