You are my best thought My highest hope My deepest peace My greatest joy You are the purest air The place where I can breathe The place where I can see … clearly But sometimes These thoughts of You Drift, shift, and scatter Sometimes They disappear before they are even fully formed Dancing away on … More You are My Best Thought
My new book A Few Minutes in Philippians is now available in paperback and on Kindle! This is a four-week daily devotional taken from one of my favorite books of the Bible. Here is an excerpt: Week Three, Day One: Philippians 3:1 “Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never … More A Few Minutes in Philippians: Week Three, Day One “Safeguard” (exerpt)
After dragging my feet for quite some time, I am finally close to releasing my first new book in several years. It is a four-week daily devotional from the book of Philippians. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction: … I’ve always said that Philippians is a real-world kind of book. A book like Romans … More “A Few Minutes in Philippians” – new devotional coming soon!
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls…” —Jeremiah 6:16 Over the past year or two this scripture has popped up just about everywhere. I knew Jesus was highlighting it for a reason. One … More Jots and Gems from the Ancient Path
Cubbyholes and cornersHidden placesSacred spacesThere, I’m firmly heldI’m lovedAdoredSecure in Your embraceEmpowered to let goOf the need to be neededOf the desire to inspireEmpowered to simply beMe with YouWithout a single shred of significanceOr the illusion of usefulnessImmersed in a childlike faithThat wholly believesWho I amWhen all is laid bareIs more than enoughFor YouCould it … More Cubbyholes and Corners
People think of me as a person of prayer. And I am. But that doesn’t always look or feel the way some imagine it does. I’ve often said that praying is like breathing to me. Lately I mean that more literally than ever. When words fail … when my strength is gone … when my … More Just Breathe
I’ve been trying to hold on … To hunger Trying to hold on … To passion Trying to hold on … To the version of me I thought You were forming But what if the only way to hold on Means letting go of every past version of what those words mean? What if it … More This Moment in Time
Saturday was silent Saturday was sad, and Saturday was sobering But Saturday was also sacred Away from the commotion and calamity of the previous days… Alone with unlimited questions and gut-wrenching grief…. Agonizing over words both spoken and unspoken… His followers waited They waited in the quiet They waited in their questions They waited and … More Silent, Sacred Saturday
You are my best thought My highest hope My deepest peace My greatest joy You are the purest air— The place where I can breathe The place where I can see Clearly Yet sometimes My thoughts of You Drift, shift, and scatter Sometimes they disappear Before they are even fully formed Dancing away on the … More Forever
Just sitting here In between The now and the not yet The promise and the process The faith and fear that coexist Here In between But even here In between There is beauty Because He is here He is always here He is always near Even in between So while I sit here In … More The Beauty of Now
I have some exciting news! After dragging my feet for way too long, I have finally joined (re-joined actually) the very large army of podcasters. I kept trying to tell Jesus the world didn’t need one more podcast, but He didn’t seem to agree … so (with a little help from my friends) I have … More The Presence Driven Life Podcast Now Live!
“…and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” -John 1:14 When we think of the Christmas story, we turn to the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Both contain amazing historical accounts of Jesus making His appearance on earth. They detail WHAT God did … More And We Beheld His Glory…
For Verizon, it was a tagline. For the enemy of our souls it was more. It was a strategy. “Rule the Air.” Control the airways. Control communication. Control technology. CONTROL THE NARRATIVE. It’s nothing new. In Ephesians, satan himself is called “the prince of the power of the air” (See Eph 2:2). But hell never … More Rule the Air
Jesus, You’re worthy of it all You’re worthy of the journey You’re worthy of every step… -Whether in faith or fear -In clarity or confusion -In plenty or in lack -In fullness or, even, in nothingness It’s easy to say He is worthy of your best, but is He worthy of the struggle? It’s easy … More Worthy of it All?
It’s Friday …but Sunday’s coming. Years ago, when I first heard these words (and a message built around them), it was powerful and memorable. The truth they represent is powerful and memorable to this day. This year, more than ever. Because this year has been a year like no other. On Friday, all seemed lost. … More Sunday IS Coming
When I’m feeling particularly pressed by the schemes of hell and the circumstances of life, I tend to go on offensive overdrive. As in, I WILL praise the Lord regardless of my circumstances. I WILL honor Him in the process no matter how confusing it becomes. I WILL trust Him … no matter what. That’s … More Even Then
Son of God… Savior of the world Lord of all Creation Uncreated Unequaled Undefeated Holy and Majestic The only One found worthy Son of Man… Divinity wrapped in flesh Fully man yet no less God Touchable Knowable Relatable Tempted in every way Yet without sin The mystery and majesty of the incarnation. Beyond our comprehension, … More Our Immanuel
I went to bed sad last night. Sadder than I’ve been in a long time. That is saying something because there has been an awful lot of “sad” going around lately. It was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. I felt helpless. Like no matter how I (we) pray, no matter what steps … More Choosing Trust
See this cute little rose tree? It looks pretty healthy, right? And it is. But what this picture doesn’t show is that just last month (as in a couple weeks ago) it was pretty much dead. It literally had two tiny leaves left. The hot summer got to it. Plus it had some persistent little … More Where the Dead Things Come Back to Living
There are a few stories in the Bible that bug me. Hezekiah’s story is one of them. Hezekiah was King of Judah during the time of the prophet Isaiah. He was a good king. In fact, according to 2 Chronicles 31:20, Hezekiah did “what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God.” … More From Generation to Generation
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