Every once in a while we see a radical for Jesus. Someone who seems a bit over the top. We look and look and look again. We wonder what compels someone to be so different. As I snapped this picture, I wondered about this man's life story. How did Jesus change his life? How long has he been riding his bike with this sign? I may not understand his Continue Reading
Your Thoughts Matter
Thoughts. We all have them. Studies show we have between 50,000 and 60,000 each day. Can you believe that? Wow, no wonder I used to have panic attacks. I was consistently thinking about future what-ifs. Fear is quite the fierce animal. Praise God for the freedom I've found in learning to rest in today! (I still have occasional setbacks, but Continue Reading
No More Sandcastles
When I saw this sandcastle last fall, I wondered who started digging and why they stopped. Did they realize their efforts would soon be fruitless and washed away to sea? Was high tide coming? Did they did distracted? Was it time to go home? What? Seeing this blob of sand makes me think about my life. I’ve wasted years building on sandy ground. Continue Reading
Jesus Responds to Woman Caught in Sin
Join me in reading from The Message, John 8: 3-11:The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, "Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?" They were Continue Reading
Encouragement from God’s Word for Today
Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.Colossians Continue Reading
Nothing Separates Us from God’s Love
(Read Romans 8:38-39)Today I'm overwhelmed by the love of God. Last night, I had a plan: deliver a couple pizzas to a family in need and leave. God's plan: So much more. The man who gratefully accepted my take and bake pizzas invited me in for a few minutes. Since I know him(barely) and his wife(more), I stepped in. What a joy to see their two kids Continue Reading