When I wake up in the morning, I must blink my eyes a few times to see clearly. At first the room is a blur, then gradually everything starts to come into focus. Jesus says – “Your eye is like… Continue reading

Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, sat behind a finely dressed woman in church and saw the lice in her hair. His musing about her social pretensions led him to write, To A Louse. “Oh, would some Power give us the… Continue reading

Abba,The early morning darkness and steady rain mirror my heart today—heavy and sad. I come to You waiting for renewal, to receive the peace You promised, the peace that “passes human understanding.” How comforting it is to know, Jesus, that… Continue reading

When I was a little boy, we lived in Iowa and my Dad was owner of Scott Sheep Company, we traveled every year to Wyoming where he bought lambs that were shipped back to our farms in Iowa for preparation… Continue reading

Abba, may I make Your Name great today in all I do!Teach me to live in the center of Your grace,held secure in Your love, trusting You radically! Jesus, You once stilled the waves on a stormy lakewith the command… Continue reading

Abba, Let me know Your deep and abiding peace today.The turmoil of the world — government shutdowns, wars, and cultural unrest — together with the suffering of those close to me, threatens to take hold of my heart and mind.… Continue reading

The explosion of our use of social media has brought us a new ‘occupation.’  A person can now become an ‘influencer.’  In the old days we called them ‘sales professionals’, I think. In case you do not know, an influencer… Continue reading

Abba, I worship You. My heart is humble before You.Let me know the Presence of Your Spirit today.Lead me, steady me, grant wisdom in my thoughts, words, and actions. Father, the beauty of the Fall renews my understanding of life’s… Continue reading

We love winners, don’t we? Those ‘rags to riches’ stories inspire us. When the ‘ordinary’ kid we knew from our town goes pro in his sport we all feel a little pride. Sometimes we describe a person who has reached… Continue reading

God, you are our true life, and everything lives because of you. You invite us to seek you, and you are always ready to be found. You tell us to knock, and you open the door when we do. To… Continue reading