“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Welcome to summer. In an instant our calendar transformed. With the end of school my alarm clock changed from a rude wake up …
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” 1st John 4:16 Yesterday a family that moved away a couple years ago came back to visit us at church. It was wonderful to see them, to connect and …
“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:21 My oldest, Ethan, graduated from High School this past weekend. What a wonderful celebration filled with pomp and circumstance, family and friends, stories, pictures, and a few tears. High …
“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands…” Revelation 7:9 When was a time you experienced God in a culture that was different than you own? Maybe it was a …
“In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;” Ephesians 6:16 How do you stay resilient enough to move? And tough enough to withstand all the flaming arrows that the evil one shoots your way? Kevlar vests stop bullets. Well, bullets from pistols anyway. Not all. And, …
“These things I have spoken to you while I am with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:25-26 Pictures capture a moment in time. A good photograph transports you to a time …
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 As a kid I loved to swim in the ocean. Most of the places we traveled to provided pretty calm seas. The waves and ocean’s power was …
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 I had to change out a circuit breaker this past week. It meant that I had to go to the side of my house—the one where the mechanical elements are located. It’s the side I don’t …
The sun on my face and a gentle breeze keeping the air moving is among my favorite elements of warmer weather. It soothes my should and fills my tank. I don’t get to do it too often, but this delight is so much more impactful when I’m sitting on a boat. Big or small. Motor, sail, or paddle. I’ll take …
