Not of this World

16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. (John 17:16 CSB) This world can be a hard, hard place. I have written about this many times. I encounter so many people who are in pain and struggling. The world has no place for them. They do not enjoy … Read more

Power

20 Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us— (Epheasians 3:20 CSB) Power is a funny thing. There is so much we can do with a little power and so much we can overdo with a lot of … Read more

Alive

2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins… 4 …God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,[b] 5 made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace! (Ephesians 2:1&4 CSB) The world can sap our strength. It … Read more

The Way Everlasting

23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) Rarely do we want our lives under a microscope. We typically want to keep some portions of our lives totally … Read more

Man of His Word

19 God is not a man, that he might lie, or a son of man, that he might change his mind. Does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfill? (Numbers 23:19 CSB) I grew up with a strong sense of duty and responsibility. I was taught from a very young age to … Read more