New York Times columnist David Brooks says there are two kinds of virtues: Those that look good on your resume; and those you want said at your funeral. So, what’s the difference? Why am I STILL surprised, how excellent is …
Category Archives: Seeking
Heading into the season we call Easter, I am publishing weekly devotional thoughts. Devotion Week #1 – Jehovah-Shalom (The Lord of Peace) Devotion Week #2 – Jehovah-Raah (The Great Shepherd) Question: Do you ever feel invisible? I know I do …
Remember the story of the woman who gave all she had in Mark 12? “They all gave out of their wealth, but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
Learning to Actually Practice God’s presence You can CHOOSE to practice the actual presence of God with you. Yes, like so many of the other things that God desires for us, it is a choice. We can be like Brother …
Headline: Jesus is getting married! It is true that the courtship has been bumpy and long. There have been dangers of a broken engagement along the way. But any day now, the wedding will be a reality! You are invited. …
Short Meditation from James We often hear that we are to resist the devil and he will flee from you. Resist. And flee. These are words. But what does that mean in practical terms? Is there more? Yes! There is …
For many years I searched for whatever my mother had that gave her the strength to endure her years of cancer with such grace and peace. People didn’t talk much about their faith in those days. They considered it a …
A woman had come to Henri Nouwen complaining about her husband. She was extremely discontent and frustrated. She saw no solution to the problem with her marriage. Henry Nouwen interrupted her with this: “All that is a distraction. I don’t …
A walk alone by the lake clears my head and connects me to God like nothing else can. Healing happens there. It happened again yesterday. I was reading “Jesus Himself”…a tiny book (42 pages) by Andrew Murray.The book has a …
In Matthew 14, the people brought to Jesus all who were sick. They begged to just be able to touch the hem of His garment. We are told that those who touched the hem of His garment were “made perfectly …