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Tending to the Lord’s Dwelling

Tending to the Lord’s Dwelling

[I]n him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. // Ephesians 2:22 I like to think I can do quite a few...
October 21, 2024
Fill Your Cart With What Matters to God

Fill Your Cart With What Matters to God

“Thus it will be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.” // Luke 12:21 Stores are always finding reasons...
October 20, 2024
To Serve, with Love

To Serve, with Love

The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. // Mark 10:45 (Alleluia verse) Are you okay? There are several emails left...
October 19, 2024
How Does Jesus See it?

How Does Jesus See it?

May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance...
October 18, 2024
Jesus is our Friend

Jesus is our Friend

Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom. // Psalm 145:12 I was meeting with my spiritual director recently and as he always does, he opened...
October 17, 2024
Turning Back to Him

Turning Back to Him

In Christ we have redemption by his Blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us. // Ephesians 1:7 It had...
October 16, 2024
Yielding the Fruits of the Spirit

Yielding the Fruits of the Spirit

He is like a tree planted near running water, That yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade. // Psalm 1:3 Zipping up my jacket, I step...
October 15, 2024
My Yoke, My Speed

My Yoke, My Speed

For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. // Galatians 5:1 Every day was laborious, tiresome, and altogether just...
October 14, 2024
There is Something Greater Here

There is Something Greater Here

“There is something greater than Jonah here.” // Luke 11:32 I’m considering deleting social media.  As I discern, I find myself wrestling with pros and cons, yearning for a clear-cut...
October 13, 2024
Give it Away

Give it Away

Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have...
October 12, 2024
Perseverant Prayer

Perseverant Prayer

“[B]lessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” // Luke 11:28 I was beyond weary.  It had been an especially hard day during a hard week...
October 11, 2024
The Hedge of Protection

The Hedge of Protection

“When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe.” // Luke 11:21  Despite the fact that I was riding the “mountaintop high” following a great youth...
October 10, 2024