Asking Questions

Asking Questions

Asking questions is probably the best way to create engaging conversation. You don’t have to look any further than the third chapter of Genesis to discover this point. Did you realize that the first 4 recorded sentences of conversation that God had with man were all...
A Defining Moment?

A Defining Moment?

If we were to ask some of the great heroes of the Bible what their defining moment was we’d probably wind up with something similar to this: Daniel – “When I was in a den of lions.” David – “When I fought a giant.” Joshua – “When I faced an enormous...
When You’re Quiet and Still

When You’re Quiet and Still

January 4 I woke up early one Fall morning before the sun had risen. I walked down to a wooded area in my neighborhood, pulled up a log and sat down on it, quietly meditating and praying. Because it was chilly that morning I put on a hoodie and pulled the hood over my...
PARALYZED by a PAIR OF LIES

PARALYZED by a PAIR OF LIES

Fear will PARALYZE because fear is a PAIR OF LIES! Lie #1 – “I’m not…I can’t…” Lie #2 – “God’s not…God can’t…” Do not listen to the voice of fear. Philippians 4:13 says “I CAN do all things through Christ who gives me...
Mary’s Favorite Place

Mary’s Favorite Place

If you like doing a little detective work then you might enjoy this. I was reading my Bible one morning and came across a scripture reference about a woman named Mary who was a follower of Jesus. I don’t usually go off on tangents, but I noticed something this...
How a Miracle Happens

How a Miracle Happens

The Christmas story started 9 months before Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, when an angel came to a young girl named Mary and told her that she would become a mother, even though she was a virgin. Mary asked a simple question in response to this announcement, “How can this...
Our Ears: The “Mouths” of our Spirit

Our Ears: The “Mouths” of our Spirit

I was trying to convey to my kids at church the importance of feeding our soul and spirit. Oftentimes we neglect the feeding of our soul and spirit, or, worse yet, feed them with very “unhealthy foods.” I asked the kids, “How do we feed our bodies?” They answered, “By...
Jesus Loves You!

Jesus Loves You!

I was reading the Bible one night and stumbled upon this verse: “Now Jesus LOVED Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.” – John 11:5 For some reason that verse jumped off the page at me. Maybe it’s because I’ve grown so accustomed to the idea that God loves THE...
6:33

6:33

Sometimes God doesn’t even have to say a word… sometimes it’s a number! In my case the number is 6:33. I can’t tell you how many times in a week I look at the clock only to find out that it’s exactly 6:33. Dozens of times a month I see this number/time on my cell...
The Heart and Head Connection

The Heart and Head Connection

When blood stops flowing from the heart to the brain the result is classified as “clinical death.” I’ll say it this way: “A person is dead when there is no longer activity between the heart and the brain.” Isn’t that interesting! Our brain is so totally dependent upon...