17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has[a] come! (1 Corinthians 5:17 CSB) This excerpt from my morning InTouch devotional I thought was good and wanted to pass it along; Our position in the Lord affects everything about us—attitudes, emotions, conversation, and conduct. The status … Read more

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!” (Luke 5:8 CSB0 I often feel like Peter when I begin to pray and consider the sinful man I am. I do not feel worthy to be in God’s presence. I can 100% … Read more

13 I am able to do all things through him[a] who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 CSB) I will confess that I have not been feeling strong of late. In fact quite the opposite. Work and personal stresses have me feeling down and I now have a summer cold. When our emotional systems are low our immune systems … Read more

5 This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind.He makes human flesh his strength,and his heart turns from the Lord.6 He will be like a juniper in the Arabah;he cannot see when good comesbut dwells in the parched places in the wilderness,in a salt land where no one lives. (Jeremiah 17:5-6 CSB) This world … Read more

27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28 God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, (1 Corinthians 1:27-28 CSB) I worry … Read more