Pay Attention to the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit’s communication is gentle and humble—difficult for us to discern when we don’t pay attention. We experience his leading as our hearts are prepared to pay attention to His communication with us. How…
Pay Attention and Remember Who You Are
This summer I read Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt. It is a book for upper elementary or middle school students and is a delightful read. As with most of Schmidt’s books, this…
Jesus Makes the Kingdom of God Available Here and Now
Make sure you know the difference between His Kingdom and what the world offers. Culture’s Message Jesus’ Message Life is focused on self. Life is focused on God Salvation is a way to heaven Salvation…
Could It Help?
Weeks ago, this country was short on ventilators. Too few to go around to those in need. Someone had the idea of turning the patient on their side to see if it could help. It…
Everyone
God created man in his image. He created Adam and Eve and Mac and Sue and Bob and Bessie and Maurice and Janey. He created all men and all women in his image. For all…
Engage with the Word Giver
A group of us are reading Psalm 23 daily in preparation for reading Life Without Lack by Dallas Willard. In our rush to read we might be tempted to focus more on quantity than quality. …
Burden Bearer
These days we are looking for ways to serve. We want to feed the poor, care for the sick or help the elderly. Though these are beneficial ways to assist folks, there is another way…
The How and Why of Lamenting Well
The life and teachings of Jesus point to one particular thing as the transformational catalyst toward becoming like Christ. And that one thing is that we are called to hurt. Hurts changes us. It can…
Our Need To Lament
Life is not what we expected. We thought things would go in one direction and instead our situation has turned us toward an entirely new path. We have just experienced loss even if where we…
Guest Post
Today’s post has been written by Debbie Swindoll, Executive Director of Grafted Life Ministries. I appreciate her willingness to share her insights about the emotional impact of this virus situation with this listening audience. Awareness…
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