“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.... Continue Reading →
Don’t Be Like a Mule!
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you" (Psalms 32:8-9 ESV). A little boy was in... Continue Reading →
Revealed Things
"The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law" (Deuteronomy 29:29 ESV). Have you ever wondered why God doesn't whisper secret things and deeper revelations in your ear? Do you get... Continue Reading →
“Normal” vs. Normative
"Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1 ESV). I'm hesitant to publish this post, as some people might be offended. I've tried to make it clear that the opinions stated are my opinions; they are how I feel that I need to judge myself. As they say, your mileage may... Continue Reading →
Stronger and Stronger
"He has made me a byword of the peoples, and I am one before whom men spit. My eye has grown dim from vexation, and all my members are like a shadow. The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless. Yet the righteous holds to his way, and... Continue Reading →
Whose Voice Do You Listen To?
"But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:19-20 ESV). We listen to our peers. We give in to peer pressure. We listen to... Continue Reading →
30-Day Prayer Challenge, Day 9
“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2 ESV). Thoughts On Yesterday's Challenge For the last couple of weeks I have been working in a warehouse. It has been out of my comfort zone, quite literally--I normally work in the coldest part of the building, but this task is in... Continue Reading →
3 Steps To Success
"His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master" (Matthew 25:21 ESV). Who doesn’t want to be successful? I don’t know of anyone who has set out with dreams of failure. Oftentimes, however,... Continue Reading →
Through Love… Serve
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13 ESV). I remember longing for the day that I would be an adult. I wanted the freedom to do as I pleased, make my own decisions, be my... Continue Reading →
The Way You Should Go
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalms 32:8 ESV). I have spent far too many years praying that God would bless my choices and decisions. At face value, that doesn't seem like a bad thing. But did God send... Continue Reading →
Skipping Stones 