Abba, You have been my guide and keeper through all my days. I worship You. Keep me focused on the joy in the journey, willing to walk in humble surrender to Your leading. Let me hold onto the “living hope (that… Continue reading

“E pluribus unum” the United States’ unofficial motto, appears on our currency, meaning ‘out of many, one.’  The aspiration was that the 13 original colonies, ranging from the independent Yankees of New England, to the aristocrats of Virginia, to the… Continue reading

For many years our family had summer vacations in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, creating some great memories there on the beaches and sand dunes. Last week I saw video clips from Buxton, NC showing beautiful vacation homes falling… Continue reading

Morning Prayer 39 Abba, I come humbly this morning seeking to know you better.“You make known to me the path of life;You will fill me with joy in your presence.” (Psalm 16) So I ask, Jesus, that my heart will… Continue reading

Abba, You are God alone. Teach me, anew, to find rest in the truth that Your will prevails, that You hold my destiny in Your hands. I see the evil around me, and I am tempted to doubt Your care,… Continue reading

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