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Same

Same

Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Same. Earlier this morning, this sentence stood out from my devotional reading: “…we are gloriously uncertain of the next...
Dry Bones & New Life

Dry Bones & New Life

I still remember the first time I heard a sermon on The Valley of Dry Bones. Funny how a sermon can stick with us even after thirty five years or more. The bones  were scattered everywhere. The scene, which spread before the prophet’s eyes, seemed hopeless and...
The Lord is My Shepherd

The Lord is My Shepherd

Psalm 23 is a most well known and beloved psalm by so many. Sometimes it is good for us to slow down and take the chapter in slowly, absorbing the words and letting them sink deeper into our souls. That was exactly what I did one morning last week when both Psalm 23...
What Shall We Eat?

What Shall We Eat?

The passage in John 6:1-58 is one which continually stirs thoughts. Jesus feeds the five thousand after posing a question to Philip. “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” (John 6:5, NASB) I love that Jesus asked a question of Philip, already...
Faithful in the Middle

Faithful in the Middle

The mere mention of the name Job can make me quake as I immediately think of suffering, and trials, and loss. Who wants that? So much better to think of pleasant opportunities and blessings. Yet recently I found myself turning to the book of Job for encouragement....
Cast Your Cares

Cast Your Cares

One night recently I went to bed with the weight of unknowns on my heart. They snuffed out the sleep I was longing to get. We can so easily overlook, or forget, that there is a bigger picture than what is visible in our lives presently. There is Someone holding it all...