Abba, I awakened with thanksgiving for Your amazing goodness – for life, health, peace, and joy. The lyrics of an old song ran through my mind. “Who am I that a King would bleed and die for? … The answer… Continue reading

Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend time with a young man who is in jail facing some serious charges. Sitting in that little visiting room, I opened my Bible and shared a passage from Philippians with him, urging him… Continue reading

Dear Jesus, Help us bring Your love and presence wherever we go. Fill our hearts with Your Spirit and Your life. Take every part of who we are so completely that people see more of You than of us. Shine… Continue reading

Abba, I praise You for the joys of yesterday, for the Presence of the Spirit that I sensed as I made my way through the moments and opportunities that came my way. In this new day, I ask to be… Continue reading

Are you tired? Millions of Americans are coping with exhaustion. There are many underlying issues – the inability to ‘unplug’ from work and responsibilities for meaningful breaks, the phones we carry with us that keep us ‘on the alert’ for… Continue reading

Abba, I join the Psalmist to say – You “are supreme over all the earth …” and the Word reminds me that Your “light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right.”  (Psalm 97) Strengthen my… Continue reading

Tomorrow is Father’s Day. A few voices raise their objections to the celebration of fathers, claiming that it only perpetuates harmful traditions that turn men into tyrants and forces them to be emotionally repressed, forced into a role as breadwinner… Continue reading

Abba, You have graced me with yet another beautiful morning, welcoming me to life that overflows with thanksgiving. I “sing to the Lord; (I) praise His name. Each day (I) proclaim the good news that He saves.”  (Psalm 96) Lord, I… Continue reading

Abba, words fall short as I try to express the wonder I feel today. What grace You have given me—to know Your love, to live in peace, and to be blessed with comfort and abundance. “Sing to the Lord, praise… Continue reading

A long conversation with a friend yesterday circled around a much misused and misunderstood core doctrine of Christianity – the Second Coming of Christ. When I was a child hearing of Jesus’ return was not so much a source of… Continue reading