This is a familiar scene for many people. It’s almost impossible to walk through the piles of gift wrapping, empty boxes, coffee cups, and spilled juice glasses… it’s a mess. Later after everyone has eaten there’s the pile of dirty dishes. You are exhausted from this Merry Christmas. Now that everyone has gone you sit …
Tag: God’s Presence
Exhausted. Discouraged…Can’t Go On…
Maybe you are at the point today. It could be work, family, health, financial, or any number of things that have drained you. That’s when we begin to question & doubt everything. We feel like we are alone and…hopeless. I’ve been there many times. Here are a couple of things that have kept me from …
“Will I Be Strong Enough…?”
What do you do to build strength? Some go to the gym. But for the gym, or any physical activity to work, it requires discipline, consistency & commitment. There is another type of strength that requires discipline, consistency & commitment. It’s the strength found only in Jesus. His (Jesus) strength is developed with a daily …
Prepare Before…
If you are or have been in the military or play competitive sports there is a certainty, you will experience grueling preparation & training. I use the word grueling because to survive the contact, the preparedness must be physical, mental, and emotional. It must push the limits. In a culture of fewer & fewer participants …
“Where Are The Pickles?”
Do you see the pickles? If you are a married man, this is a default question that seems to just roll out of our mouths. As soon as the words leave my lips, my wife of 50 awesome years, will walk over… and like a surgeon snatch the pickles right from where I was looking. …
I Thought…
I must have been 4 or 5 when I had the bright idea that I was faster than my dad. I remember we were outside the farm shop; it was an open area when I “popped off” with one of my, “I’m not going to do that!” responses. Then the “He’s too old to catch …
What If…?
It's an early morning rainstorm coming over the lake. It’s the sound of the rain hitting the steel roof and the rolling thunder in the distance. To me, it’s His whisper, "Be still. It's Me." When we are busy, we miss the small whispers of His presence. Everything God does is intentional. He reveals His …
“Be Still and Know I Am God.”
It was late in the afternoon, Thursday October 2, 1997, when the bus left the church parking lot. Like most God things, I had ideas…but really, I had no idea what He was doing or would do. I was along for the ride. During the forever bus trip I noticed more & more buses, cars, …
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