The Monday after a full Thanksgiving weekend you stumble into the kitchen and turn on your coffee pot. After a few minutes, you lean in to get a closer look, convinced your machine is not actually making coffee. You move your cup off the burner and a few drops sizzle against the plate. Once it’s… Continue reading The Impact of the Daily Drip
Category: Devotionals
I Am The Light of the World (Advent Devotional)
This post is a part of our Advent series. If you’d like a PDF version of the full Advent devotional,click here! As we celebrate Advent, the darkness of late autumn and winter begins to set in. When we rise from our slumber each morning, we are greeted by dark, starlit skies. Shortly after we pull… Continue reading I Am The Light of the World (Advent Devotional)
Leave No Place Empty
“Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order” (Matthew 12:44). Jesus shared the parable of the return of the unclean spirit. He shared that when an unclean spirit is driven out of a person, it passes… Continue reading Leave No Place Empty
A Pilgrim Poem: For All Who Long for a Better Country
Providence and the Pilgrim By William Bradford (1590–1657) FROM my years young in days of youth,God did make known to me his truth.And call’d me from my native placeFor to enjoy the means of grace.In wilderness he did me guide,And in strange lands for me provide.In fears and wants, through weal and woe,A pilgrim, passed I… Continue reading A Pilgrim Poem: For All Who Long for a Better Country
Enter New Jerusalem through the Death and Resurrection of Christ Jesus
Revelation 21:21’s description of New Jerusalem is “the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was, respectively, of one pearl.” In the lamp the person of the Son is shining and expressing the Triune God, but in the pearls (v. 21) we see the Son’s work of death and resurrection. We have seen… Continue reading Enter New Jerusalem through the Death and Resurrection of Christ Jesus
A Theology of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is here and that means family, friends, lots of food, and Black Friday sales. From a cultural viewpoint, Thanksgiving is the beginning of the Christmas season. As I (and many others) would argue, Thanksgiving Day deserves our devout attention and ought to necessitate a spirit of thankfulness to God for his goodness in… Continue reading A Theology of Thanksgiving
Accept My Limits
The first time you read Ecclesiastes, it seems very cynical. Its topics include death and the futility of human efforts. That’s not exactly an uplifting read. But if you read it a few more times, you may notice that Ecclesiastes shares the wisdom of acceptance. The book is a search for meaning, but before the… Continue reading Accept My Limits
God Given Strength
We need faith and confidence in God to consistently maintain an eternal perspective. One where we maintain our focus on God’s goodness and not on our challenges. Disappointments and set backs are a part of our journey and like David we can stumble when we consider the prosperity of the wicked. David said he envied… Continue reading God Given Strength
Attitude Check: Are Our Prayers Selfish? (1 Sam 3.17)
“May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.”1 Samuel 3.17 Background In the last passage, we read of Samuel’s birth and his mother’s vow to dedicate him to God. When he was old enough, he went to live with the prophet Eli… Continue reading Attitude Check: Are Our Prayers Selfish? (1 Sam 3.17)
Why some fall away.
Good day beautiful people, It’s been a while but I hope that this post meets all readers well and strong in faith! I do pray that no matter the circumstance you find yourself in that the joy of The Lord will continue to strengthen you. Don’t allow the devil to steal your joy, resist him… Continue reading Why some fall away.