Thirsty soul and fainting flesh can be signs of health seeking more health. The soul that longs for God is the soul that knows enough of God to know that there is more of God to know. God never leaves… Continue reading

Do not assume that all your troubles are a spiritual deficit in your life. They may, however, be a profound spiritual opportunity for asking deeper questions, exploring deeper waters, and seeking and knowing God more deeply. " All this has… Continue reading

The road is uncharted. The future has not been invented. While the ultimate outcome is guided by providential, magnanimous grace, the path is still being cut out of the rough terrain of the present and near future. We cannot predict… Continue reading

  Peace, Be Still (He  Qi Art) In the boat and in the storm,Though it be anomaly or though it be norm,Tossed and swamped, and dramatized,Sleeps One who cannot be traumatized.Sways to left and rocks to the right.Sun grows dim,… Continue reading

"You have to eat." We have all heard it as if missing a meal would be our death sentence. I know the feeling associated with that statement. I am a lover of food as well as a life-long consumer. I… Continue reading

You've experienced some losses and now you must find a  "new normal."   "New normal" is not something on anyone's bucket list, but it is a place most of us face at some point.   Facing "new normal" is not… Continue reading

Monday (December 12, 2016): Psalm 42; Isaiah 29:17-24; Acts 5:12-16 Tuesday (December 13, 2016): Psalm 42; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Jude 17-25 Wednesday (December 14, 2016): Psalm 42; Zechariah 8:1-17; Matthew 8:14-17, 28-34 Thursday (December 15, 2016): Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 2 Samuel… Continue reading

Isaiah 35:1-1035:1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus 35:2 it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,… Continue reading

Read the Psalm selection from yesterday again. Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, comfort my people,    says your God.Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,    and proclaim to herthat her hard service has been completed,    that her sin has been paid for,that she has received from the Lord’s hand    double… Continue reading

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God,    the royal son with your righteousness.May he judge your people in righteousness,    your afflicted ones with justice. May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,    the hills the fruit of… Continue reading