One of my favorite scenes from The Chosen is in the episode, Reckoning, from season 2. The episode is full of conflict and misunderstanding among the disciples, then finally Simon asks Jesus to teach ...  Read More

March 19, 2020 – Are we truly living in the last days? Have the seals been broken and the horse and riders been released? These are odd questions. Reading through Revelation during a time of viral pan...  Read More

Okay, so you never hear someone encourage you to be the one in the middle of the pack, but honestly, that’s my word for you today. Now of course, when you’re in a race, do what Paul says and “run to w...  Read More

March 16, 2020 – This is an interesting time to say the least. A flu virus has effectively shut down schools and most churches along with any large gatherings of people. Businesses are trying to make ...  Read More

“The Scarecrow listened carefully, and said, “I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.”“That is because you have no b...  Read More

Almost everything in life requires determination and resilience. That’s another way of saying that many days you will face circumstances or people that will make you want to cry, punch something, or q...  Read More

March 13, 2020 – In a world so certain it doesn’t need God, a flu virus can come along and cause so much fear that all normal life is shutting down. I am not making light of the serious nature of so m...  Read More

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.-James 1:19-20 (ESV)“Good. I can feel yo...  Read More

A recurring theme keeps showing up in both my journal and these daily devotions.Slow down. ___________________________ March 9, 2020 - The story of the Tortoise and the Hare has kept coming up recentl...  Read More

Don’t you just hate it when life is going along just fine and then, BAM! you get blindsided by a memory that hits you right in that place that immediately knocks the air out of your lungs. Catching th...  Read More

February 16, 2020 – Early morning is such a great time to think and read. My morning coffee is always more about the warmth and the quiet embrace of solitude than anything else. I don’t like the days ...  Read More

Take a moment to read all of Psalm 34 today. Read it slowly. Learn from David what he believed about God. His testimony of God’s faithfulness stands as a reminder to us today. This is who God is. You ...  Read More