Devotional: Need
(July 7, 2020) “…all things were created through him and for him.” – Colossians 1:16b Words have power. It was with a word that God created the heavens and the earth. So we do well to use them intentionally and with care. Especially when it comes to communicating the Truth. That said, here is the second word I would [...]
Devotional: No Volunteering
(July 1, 2020) NOTE: My devotionals will be sporadic the next couple weeks, in part due to upcoming summer vacation. No Volunteering “Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God.” – Romans 1:1 One struggle many churches claim to have is that they need more volunteers. How you ever thought [...]
Devotional: Swim
(June 26, 2020) “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.” – Revelation 14:12 I clearly remember that I used to dread the moment when high school swim practice was about to begin each day. I knew that it would be utterly exhausting. It required a lot of endurance. But the endurance was necessary in order to get [...]
Devotional: Place
(June 24 ,2020) “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place...” – see Luke 11:1 Isn’t the above verse interesting? It feels so intentional. Jesus was praying in a “certain place.” That is, Jesus was praying very specifically and exactly, uh, “somewhere.” This sort of verse is not rare. But why is it so “specifically vague”? To be sure, place and space matter. After [...]
Devotional: The Eyeball & the Octopus
(June 23, 2020) Psalm 40:5 “Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.” Years ago a child (not my child) was being tucked into bed by her parents one night. In [...]
Devotional: Beauty
(June 22, 2020) From Ruth 1:4 “…the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth.” There are many, many people in the Bible, yet have you ever noticed that little to nothing is said about people’s appearances? We tend not to know anyone’s eye color, build, height, and so on. When physical attributes are [...]