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Devotions


June 2021
  • The Overcoming Spirit
  • Grieving and Quenching the Spirit
  • Gifts of Skill, Teaching, and More
  • Gifts of Speaking
  • Gifts of Knowing
  • Self-Control
  • Gentleness
  • Faithfulness
  • The Grace of Goodness
  • Kindness
  • The Process of Patience
  • The Practice of Peace
  • The Journey of Joy
  • The Fruit of the Spirit: Love
  • Pray and Sing in the Holy Spirit
  • The Convicting Spirit
  • Taught by the Holy Spirit
  • The Groaning of the Spirit
  • The Affirmation of the Spirit
  • Led by the Spirit
  • The Life-Giving Spirit
  • Governed by the Spirit
  • The Power of the Holy Spirit
  • The Blessings of the Holy Spirit
  • The Spirit Continuously Fills Us
  • The Creating Spirit
  • Temples of the Holy Spirit
  • A Spiritual Person
  • The Holy Ghost
  • The Promise of the Holy Spirit
May 2021
  • How the Story Ends
  • When Did We See You?
  • Eyes on Jesus
  • Seeing and Welcoming
  • The Lord God Reigns!
  • Heads up, Listen!
  • God's Witnesses
  • Go and Measure
  • Game Changer
  • Sweet and Sour
  • Take and Eat
  • Repent
  • Destroyer
  • Under a Dark Cloud
  • Praying
  • Silence
  • Who Are They?
  • Every Nation
  • Leaving for Good
  • 12 x 12,000 Strong
  • Ponder God’s Gift
  • Ground Zero
  • Wait a Little Longer
  • How Long?
  • The Souls of Martyrs
  • Death's Doom
  • Daily Bread
  • A Red Flag
  • Armed with a Bow
  • A Voice like Thunder
  • Who Is Worthy?
April 2021
  • Immersed
  • God’s Intimate Presence
  • Forests, Sparks, and Wise Speech
  • Rooted
  • Part of God’s Family Tree
  • Loved and Forgiven
  • Remain
  • Looking For Fruit
  • Life Through Death
  • The Final Word
  • Pleasant and Good
  • Like Poplar Trees
  • Is There No Healing?
  • Accomplished and Mature
  • As Soon as You Hear the Sound
  • Hope for a Tree
  • Ordinary Circumstances
  • Restraint
  • The Best Yet to Come
  • Wood and Water
  • Little, Extraordinary Things
  • Place of Worship and Prayer
  • Near the Great Trees
  • Possible Choices
  • In the Middle of the Garden
  • Trees of Every Kind
  • Thinking He Was the Gardener
  • Sorrowful Saturday
  • A Tree Cut Off
  • Betrayal
March 2021
  • Follow Jesus’ Example
  • Jesus Cried Out
  • Thirsty
  • Forced to Carry
  • A Thorn in the Flesh
  • Troubles and Comfort
  • Persecution of the Church
  • Stephen's Death
  • Our Father's Love
  • John the Baptist Beheaded
  • God's Love
  • Strange Command
  • The Lions’ Den
  • The Fiery Furnace
  • Jeremiah’s Suffering
  • My Soul Thirsts for God
  • Esther’s Urgent Request
  • Great Mourning
  • Pray and Work, Despite Opposition
  • Cursing and Throwing Stones
  • Painful Consequences
  • David’s Hardships and Prayers
  • God Rejects Saul as King
  • Hannah’s Misery
  • Samson’s Tragedy
  • Moses’ Humility
  • Put Me to Death
  • Struggles That Lead to Blessing
  • A Burnt Offering
  • Make a Name for Ourselves
  • Your Brother’s Blood
February 2021
  • "Come, Lord Jesus!"
  • Pray For Unity
  • Pray for Your Enemies
  • Be Persistent!
  • Ask Away!
  • Pray with Thanksgiving
  • Pray for Those in Authority
  • Amen
  • The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
  • Deliver Us from Evil
  • Lead Us Not into Temptation
  • As We Forgive . . .
  • Forgive Us . . .
  • Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
  • Your Will Be Done
  • Your Kingdom Come
  • Hallowed Be Your Name
  • In Heaven
  • Our Father
  • When Y’all Pray
  • In Jesus’ Name
  • The Posture of Prayer
  • Praying to the God of the Bible
  • Asking for the Holy Spirit
  • Why Pray?
  • Keep It Simple
  • Pray in the Garage
  • Lord, Teach Us to Pray
January 2021
  • The Second Greatest Commandment
  • The Greatest Commandment
  • “I Want to See”
  • Who Then Can Be Saved?
  • The Savior’s Touch
  • Can I Be First?
  • Help Me
  • Dusty Discipleship
  • “You Are the Messiah”
  • Gaining Sight
  • More Than Just a Crumb
  • Just a Crumb
  • What’s in Your Heart?
  • Not Just Water
  • The Good Shepherd
  • Just Do It
  • So Much Unbelief
  • Just One Thing
  • A Touching Power
  • What Do You Want With Me?
  • Who Is This?
  • From Seed to Branches
  • Sowing the Seed
  • Listen!
  • More Than Enthusiasm
  • Front and Center
  • Eating with Tax Collectors and Sinners
  • Be Clean!
  • Follow Me
  • Who Is He?
  • The Beginning

December 2020
  • What’s Ahead?
  • Will We Remain in God’s Grace?
  • What Will It Take to Be Successful?
  • How Can We Live by the Spirit?
  • Are We Ready to Let Go?
  • Did You See the Savior?
  • Good News, Great Joy!
  • What Does It Take to Celebrate?
  • What If God Were to Disrupt Your Life?
  • Is Jesus Coming to Your House?
  • Why Should This Happen to Me?
  • Rejoice Always?
  • Do Christians Doubt?
  • Should Christians Be Afraid of Death?
  • Is There Life after Death?
  • Does the Church Let Its Light Shine?
  • Do We Carry Each Other’s Burdens?
  • Why Bother with Church?
  • Is the Bible Enough?
  • What If You Can’t Pray?
  • Does God Answer Prayer?
  • Does Jesus Still Change Lives?
  • Angry with God?
  • Does Jesus Know?
  • Why Not Today?
  • Is Jesus the Answer?
  • Did God Lose Control?
  • Where Is God When It Hurts?
  • What If You Can’t Find God?
  • No Need for God?
  • No Place for God?
November 2020
  • The King’s Grace
  • Coming Soon: The Return of the King
  • Redefining Kingship: Not So with You
  • The Glory of the Son of Man
  • Redefining “Kingdom”
  • Redefining “King”
  • Revealing the Lord of Kings
  • Daydreaming
  • Joy to the World
  • The King’s Shalom
  • Laughing at Kings
  • Brave Queen Esther
  • A Shallow King
  • The Worst King
  • A King Worships
  • What a King Needs
  • Life Under a New King
  • A Royal Fresh Start
  • The First King
  • The King of the Trees
  • A Useless, All-Important King?
  • Wanted: A Good King
  • Royal Battle
  • The King of Egypt
  • Looking for a Leader
  • Royal Promise
  • Sub-Creators
  • The Creator King
  • The Bride of the King
  • A Royal Wedding
October 2020
  • Legacy
  • Jacob’s Funeral
  • Last Words
  • Seeing with Eyes of Faith
  • Longing for Home
  • Reflections of a Pilgrim
  • One More Journey
  • Unexpected Joy
  • Resignation
  • Holding Even Tighter
  • God’s Teaching Process
  • Confusion and Grief
  • Favoritism
  • Separate Ways
  • Death and Mourning
  • Never Left Alone
  • Brothers Again
  • A New Name
  • Fear
  • Parting Ways
  • On the Road Again
  • Business Matters
  • Family Matters
  • The Deceiver Is Deceived
  • Home Away from Home
  • A Stairway to Heaven
  • Running Away
  • Deceiver
  • Plotting a Deception
  • A Pot of Soup
  • Start of a Struggle
September 2020
  • Refined Toward Wholeness
  • Wonderfully Made—and Remade
  • Stumbling Toward the Kingdom
  • Where God Lives
  • Growing Up to Become a Child
  • Partnered with Jesus
  • Signs of Hope
  • Stick-To-Itiveness
  • Community of Bruised Reeds
  • The Quiet Peacemaker
  • Love and Not Knowing
  • Justice or Just Us?
  • Quiet, Powerful Kingdom Work
  • Lighting a Candle
  • Serving God First
  • Loving Our Enemies
  • Blessings in Persecution?
  • Peacemaking
  • Contagious Forgiveness
  • Tender Mercy, Pure Heart
  • Refreshing Shepherd
  • God at the Center
  • Desiring the Kingdom
  • Meekness in Action
  • Tears and Gentle Kindness
  • Clenched Hearts
  • Juglone
  • Christ Formed in You
  • Clothed with Christ
  • Dying to Live
August 2020
  • A Flawed Leader
  • Moment of Doubt
  • “It Is Finished”
  • Thirsty
  • The Side of Truth
  • Kingdom Power
  • Sent People
  • Victory
  • A Hated People
  • The Vine
  • The Holy Spirit
  • The Way, the Truth, the Life
  • Love One Another
  • Washing Feet
  • Jesus Predicts His Death
  • A Different Kind of King
  • Raising Lazarus
  • The Good Shepherd
  • A Man Born Blind
  • The First Stone
  • The Best Way
  • The Bread of Life
  • Healing on the Sabbath
  • Living Water
  • God So Loved the World
  • Born Again
  • Making Wrongs Right
  • Water into Wine
  • Grace and Truth
  • God with Us
  • A Light in the Dark
July 2020
  • A Secure Inheritance
  • An Oasis of Grace
  • A Pilgrim People
  • Holy Discontent
  • Keeping Our Word
  • Ordering Sacred Time
  • The Faith of Youth
  • A Fresh Start
  • More Numbers?
  • Sin's Relentless Attack
  • Counting Our Blessings
  • God’s Blessed People
  • Look and Live
  • Death in the Desert
  • Listening to God’s Word
  • The Staff That Budded
  • One Path to God
  • A Warning from the Wilderness
  • Grasshoppers or God’s People?
  • Servant Leaders
  • Prophets of God
  • Complain, Complain
  • Sharing the Good Things of God
  • Follow the Leader
  • The Light of the World
  • Joyful Giving
  • The Blessing of God
  • Standing Out for God
  • God at the Center
  • The Good Fight of Faith
  • Belonging to God
June 2020
  • Benediction and Sending
  • A Sacrifice of Praise
  • Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus
  • Living by Faith
  • Encouragement to Continue
  • Confidence to Draw Near to God
  • Made Holy
  • Eternal Inheritance
  • The Cleansing Blood of Christ
  • Earthly Tabernacle
  • Shadow Work
  • Once for All
  • God Is Not Unjust
  • The Source of Eternal Salvation
  • Appointed by God
  • Approaching God with Confidence
  • The Word of God Is Active
  • Sabbath-Rest
  • Encourage Each Other Daily
  • Greater Than Moses
  • Fully Human
  • We See Jesus
  • Superior to the Angels
  • Sitting at the Right Hand of God
  • Purification for Sins
  • Sustaining All
  • What Does God Look Like?
  • The Radiance of God’s Glory
  • Maker of the Universe
  • Heir of All Things
May 2020
  • Community Is . . . for You
  • Community Is . . . Ever-Changing
  • Community Is . . . Doing Difficult Things
  • Community Is . . . a Cloud of Witnesses
  • Community Is . . . Restoration
  • Community Is . . . about Managing Conflict
  • Community Is . . . the Little Things
  • Community Is . . . Role Modeling
  • Community Is . . . Having a Common Goal
  • Community Is . . . Challenging
  • Community Is . . . Friends
  • Community Is . . . Caring
  • Community Is . . . What I Was Adopted Into
  • Community Is . . . Love
  • Community Is . . . Growing
  • Community Is . . . Neighborhood
  • Community Is . . . in the Moment
  • Community Is . . . Being Like-Minded
  • Community Is . . . Unity
  • Community Is . . . Trust
  • Community . . . Shows Me I Matter
  • Community Is . . . Teamwork
  • Community Is . . . Family
  • Community Is . . . Encouragement
  • Community Is . . . Intergenerational
  • Community Is . . . a Reflection of God in Us
  • Community Is . . . about Mentorship
  • Community Is . . . Support
  • Community Is . . . Home
  • Community Is . . . Hospitality
  • Community Is . . . Being and Doing Together
April 2020
  • Spread the Story
  • A Sight for Sore Eyes
  • Earth-Shaking Forgiveness
  • Forgiven, We Set the Table
  • Well Done
  • The Prophet
  • Blessed Belief
  • Frantically Searching
  • The Fulfillment
  • New Relationships
  • Keeping Commands
  • The Master
  • A Mystery
  • He Has Risen
  • Unexpected Responses
  • Hard to Hide
  • The Lord
  • Trust
  • Jesus at Large
  • Catch the Spirit
  • More Than a Hero
  • God's Battle
  • Anointed
  • What Belongs to God?
  • Now's Your Opportunity
  • The King
  • Greater Than Moses and Elijah
  • The Messiah
  • The Farmer
  • Jesus' Priorities
March 2020
  • He Loves You
  • Pass It On
  • Preview: New Life
  • Rock
  • Up a Tree
  • A Faith Like That
  • Practice What You Preach
  • Now I See
  • Upside Down
  • Childlike
  • Threading the Needle
  • Saying Thank-You
  • Guest of Honor
  • Stand Up Straight
  • Caution: Slow Down
  • Jesus Chose You
  • A Dance with Two Steps
  • Surprising Grace
  • So Thankful!
  • Stronger Than Death
  • Not Just an Interruption
  • Enough for All
  • Check in to the Hospital
  • Raise the Roof
  • Are You Thirsty?
  • Born Again
  • An Example of Faith
  • Come and See
  • Gone Fishing
  • Not Today, Satan
  • Pointing to the Lamb
February 2020
  • Jesus the Overcomer
  • The Great I Am
  • We Do Not Lose Heart
  • God's Bigger Plan
  • Been There, Done That
  • Temporary Tenting Adventure
  • Worrying Is a Waste of Time
  • Our Suffering Savior
  • God's Shield of Protection
  • Powerful Weaklings
  • Waking Up Thirsty
  • No Fear Here
  • More Than a Platitude
  • Gripped by God's Love
  • New Mercies Every Morning
  • Bright Hope for Tomorrow
  • Strength for Today
  • Hanging On By a Thread
  • Gathering for Prayer
  • In the Stillness
  • Help Me Believe!
  • When It's Hard to Pray
  • Lord, Have Mercy
  • The Gift of Peace
  • In the Eye of the Storm
  • Why Me, Lord?
  • Fears for the Future
  • When Waiting Feels Unbearable
  • News That Devastates
January 2020
  • Trust and Obey
  • The Purifying Power of God's Word
  • Answering Temptation with Scripture
  • Take My Yoke
  • Living God's Way Today
  • Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
  • Open Our Eyes, Lord
  • In the Beginning Was the Word
  • God Seeks Us
  • Continuous Praise
  • God's Promise
  • God is Near
  • God's Word is Right
  • Blessing from God's Word
  • Discernment to Understand God's Word
  • God's Word Sustains Us
  • God's Word, A Light to Our Path
  • God's Word Sweeter than Honey
  • The Perfection of God's Law
  • Hope in God's Word
  • Living the Word
  • Growth in Affliction
  • God, Our Portion
  • Comfort in Suffering
  • God's Unfailing Love
  • Fulfill Your Promise
  • Meditating on God's Wonderful Decrees
  • Deliver Me and Instruct Me
  • Hide It in Your Heart
  • The Wise Thing to Do
  • Sweeter Than Honey

December 2019
  • Look to Jesus
  • The Jesus Family
  • James the Believer
  • Single-Minded Devotion
  • A Faithful Worshipper
  • Letting Go and Looking Ahead
  • The Word Became Flesh
  • God's Pondering Servant
  • Do Not Be Afraid
  • Why Me?
  • God Remembers
  • The Coming Glory
  • No Remedy
  • Stand Firm in Faith
  • Rehoboam's Heavy Yoke
  • The Way of God's Heart
  • Famous in Bethlehem
  • Three Strikes But Not Out
  • The Cure for Messiness
  • The Scepter of Judah
  • Jacob the Wrestler
  • Where is the Lamb?
  • Another Name Change
  • Name Change
  • A Divided World
  • A Righteous Man
  • Walking with God
  • Glimmers of Hope
  • Eve and the Gospel Promise
  • Adam and the Fall Into Sin
  • In the Beginning
November 2019
  • If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
  • Shall We Go on Sinning?
  • What Must I Do to be Saved?
  • Were Not Our Hearts Burning?
  • Do You Love Me?
  • Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?
  • What Shall I Do . . . with Jesus?
  • Good Teacher, What Must I Do . . . ?
  • Peace on Earth?
  • Who is My Neighbor?
  • What Good Is It . . . ?
  • Who Do You Say I Am?
  • How Can Someone be Born Again?
  • What Do You Want Me to do For You?
  • Who is This?
  • What Are You Doing Here?
  • Whom Shall I Send?
  • Where Can I Go from Your Spirit?
  • How Can Young People Walk in Purity?
  • Why Have You Forsaken Me?
  • Will You Forget Me Forever?
  • What is Mankind . . . ?
  • Where Were You . . . ?
  • Will They Live Again?
  • Why Do You Ask My Name?
  • Will Not the Judge . . . Do Right?
  • Am I My Brother's Keeper?
  • What is this You Have Done?
  • Did God Really Say . . . ?
  • Where Are You?
October 2019
  • Alpha and Omega
  • Aroma
  • Yeast
  • The Gift
  • The Umpire
  • Clothing
  • Treasures
  • Access
  • Laughter
  • Heirs
  • Eat the Book
  • Mystery
  • Friends
  • Arrows
  • Sleep
  • Workout
  • Adding
  • All Circumstances
  • Enough
  • The Way
  • Snow
  • Pierced Ears
  • The Author
  • Wounds
  • Weapons
  • Breath
  • Ambassadors
  • Citizenship
  • Water
  • The Good Shepherd
  • A New Mind
September 2019
  • From Every Tribe and Nation
  • I Wept and Wept
  • A Scroll with Seven Seals
  • Come, Let Us Worship
  • Surrounding the Throne
  • The One Who Sat There
  • Heaven's Open Door
  • Here I Am! Knocking
  • The Deceitfulness of Success
  • Little Strength
  • A Few People
  • Dead or Alive?
  • Repentance
  • More Than Before
  • Sexual Immorality
  • Where Satan Lives
  • The Crown of Life
  • Remember Your First Love
  • I Know Your Deeds
  • Writing Letters
  • "I Was Dead . . ."
  • Touch
  • Among the Lampstands
  • Silence
  • Stuck on Patmos
  • Partners
  • The Alpha and the Omega
  • Loves Us . . .
  • Greetings
  • Blessed Are . . .
August 2019
  • The Bridegroom and the Bride
  • Wisdom: More Precious Than Rubies
  • I Have the Right to do Anything, But . . .
  • Bread of God, Bread of Life
  • Two Small Copper Coins
  • Life's Worries, Riches, and Pleasures
  • Supporting Jesus' Ministry
  • Working and Sharing
  • High Class, Low Class Alike
  • More Splendid Than Solomon
  • The Love You Had at First
  • Beautifully Paneled Houses
  • True Fasting
  • Pearly Gates, Streets of Gold
  • Wisdom's Rare and Beautiful Treasures
  • From Miry Depths to Glory
  • Rags or Riches?
  • Foolish Priorities
  • We are God's Inheritance!
  • An Inheritance
  • Another Command
  • Contentment
  • God and Money
  • Moth, Vermin, and Thieves
  • Heavenly Economics
  • Come, Follow Me
  • The Rich Man and the Poor Man
  • The Prosperity of Job
  • Wisdom, Knowledge, and Happiness
  • Dorcas
  • Hidden Treasure
July 2019
  • The True Shepherd
  • Peace at What Price?
  • Hospitality?!
  • Stubborn Worshipers
  • Religious Chaos
  • Eyes on Revenge?
  • Consequences
  • Honey is Sweet, But . . .
  • Who Knew?
  • Is This Really a Savior?
  • Birth of a Savior
  • Jephthah's Bargain
  • Jephthah the Outcast
  • Seeing is Believing
  • Costly Kingship
  • Gideon, Unappreciated Savior
  • Gideon's Army
  • Gideon and Baal
  • Gideon's Altar
  • Terrible Praise
  • Jael as the Hand of God
  • Unexpected Saviors
  • Ehud: Divinely Designed Savior
  • Who's the Wrongdoer?
  • Testing
  • Unexpected Salvation
  • Where's the Problem
  • Looking in All the Wrong Places
  • What God Sees
  • What the First Generation Saw
  • Oh, Be Careful, Little Eyes
June 2019
  • The Ongoing Story
  • God Will Take Care of You
  • On to Rome, by Way of Storm
  • Agrippa: Almost Persuaded?
  • Festus: Puzzled by Paul
  • Felix: Afraid of the Truth
  • God's Plan Triumphs
  • What Made the Crowd Angry?
  • Ready to be Bound
  • Compelled by the Spirit
  • A Divided City
  • Not Alone
  • Being Troubled for the Right Reasons
  • In Step with God
  • The Church Unified
  • The Church of Hardship
  • Different Name, Same Message
  • Who is the King?
  • Barnabas: God's Bridge Builder
  • What Did You Do?
  • No Favorites
  • A Vision That Changed Everything
  • One Life at a Time
  • An Unlikely Story
  • Church on the Move
  • The Church in Samaria
  • A Disciple's Prayer
  • Where Does God Really Live?
  • The Story of God's Promises
  • Word and Deed Ministry
May 2019
  • What's Next?
  • He Left Them
  • Before I Leave...
  • Finished! -- And Finishing Well
  • Hold Firmly to the Ascended Lord
  • Honor the Ascended One
  • Ascension Power
  • Continuing the Work
  • Making Disciples As We Go
  • Prepared to Die
  • The Challenge of Doubt
  • As the Father Sent Jesus
  • Power from on High
  • Then They Understood
  • For Our Good
  • A Joyful Goodbye
  • Greater Things
  • Not Yet
  • On His Way to the Father
  • Remembering Jesus' Words
  • Coming on the Clouds
  • When Jesus Comes in Glory
  • A Vision of the Ascended Savior
  • The Same Mission as Always
  • The God Who Walked With Us
  • Expect Even More
  • God's Way of Speaking
  • Going Up
  • Finding the Right Direction
  • Living the Story
  • He Ascended into Heaven
April 2019
  • A Passionate Prayer
  • Never, Never!
  • To Be Faithful
  • We Can Persevere
  • Growing to Know Our Lord
  • The Holy Spirit - A Heart Changer
  • Glory to God!
  • God's Doing!
  • Keep Singing!
  • Peace!
  • The Temporary Tomb
  • Ultimate Love
  • The Look of Love
  • Christ in Me
  • Christ and His Church
  • Justified
  • God's Eternal Plan
  • Our Rejoicing
  • Our Good Shepherd
  • Compassion
  • Worthy of Suffering
  • Response Needed!
  • Beautiful Feet
  • Light Has Come
  • By Grace and Through Faith
  • Noah and the Lord
  • Our Corruption
  • Messed Up
  • Chosen, Loved, Called
  • Based on the Bible
March 2019
  • Toward the Cross
  • Thin Places
  • It's Near
  • Rescued
  • Christ's Reign and Rule
  • What the King Rides
  • A King in Training
  • The King of Glory
  • Grand Finale
  • Ambassadors
  • A Holy Priesthood
  • Never Disappointed
  • No More Alienation
  • A Family Priest
  • So Close
  • Called, Set Apart
  • Be Holy
  • Who Are You?
  • A Prophet's Job Description
  • False Prophets
  • Prophets and Priests
  • God's Mouthpiece
  • Amen
  • You Have an Anointing
  • Healing Comfort
  • Oil of Repentance
  • Consecrated
  • He Is the One
  • Oil of Grace
  • Anointed with Joy
  • A New Identity
February 2019
  • A Kingdom and Priests
  • Follow Me
  • The Unknowing
  • Come and Share
  • Prepared and Faithful
  • The Good and the Bad
  • Head and Heart
  • The Surprising Spirit
  • God’s Free Gift
  • Attitude and Action
  • The Son of Man Coming
  • The Keys of the Kingdom
  • A Storeroom of Old and New Treasures
  • The Net
  • Great Value!
  • Treasured!
  • Mustard Seeds
  • Sower, Seeds, Weeds
  • Sower, Seeds, Soils
  • But Not to Them
  • Kingdom Contested
  • Is the Kingdom Here?
  • Surprise in the Kingdom of Heaven
  • Seek First His Kingdom
  • The Greatest Commandments
  • For Theirs Is the Kingdom
  • Able to Respond
  • The Kingdom of God Is Within Us
January 2019
  • Encounters of a Personal Kind
  • Weddings and Details
  • Blessed Are You
  • Messing With the Status Quo
  • The Storyteller
  • The Smallest Line
  • Job Descriptions
  • Questions in My Mind
  • High Waves
  • Detours
  • Parachutes and Perspective
  • Amazing
  • Look Up
  • Boots and Feet
  • Back to Basics, With a Twist
  • Table of Grace
  • God Conversations
  • Jesus Always Has Time
  • Cheetahs and Golden Labs
  • Tears Are Okay
  • 28 Cents
  • Containers
  • Infinity Scarves
  • How to Resist
  • Throw Away the Stone
  • Thermal Underwear and Kisses
  • The Bigger Picture
  • The Body of Christ
  • Singing in the Airport
  • Finding Jesus
  • Joumou Soup

December 2018
  • Coming on the Clouds of Heaven
  • The Resurrection and the Life
  • Light of the World
  • Bread of Life
  • Seeking the Comfort of Israel
  • The Gift of Salvation
  • The Word Became Flesh
  • Joy to the World!
  • Hope for the Future
  • Repentance
  • Rebuilding
  • Waiting
  • Exile
  • Call to Obedience
  • Faithfulness and Deliverance
  • Threat of False Gods
  • A Shepherd
  • Beginning of the Monarchy
  • Unlikely Heroes
  • Fall of Jericho
  • The Torah at Sinai
  • Passover and Exodus
  • God’s Leadership
  • God’s Providence
  • The Promise Again
  • Offering Isaac
  • The Promise
  • The Flood
  • The First Sin
  • God, the Creator
  • The Stump of Jesse
November 2018
  • The Foundations of the City of Heaven
  • Decisions to Make
  • Build Your House on the Rock
  • A Stumbling Stone
  • Living Stones
  • The Stoning of Stephen
  • The Woman Caught in Adultery
  • The Stone Was Rolled Back
  • The Rocks Split
  • Turn These Stones Into Bread
  • Wind, Rock, and Whispers
  • Fire and Stones
  • Is There Any Other Rock?
  • A Heart of Stone
  • Set High on a Rock
  • I Will Not Be Shaken
  • Be My Rock of Refuge
  • The Stones Will Cry Out
  • Like Jewels in a Crown
  • Splitting Rocks
  • “What Do These Stones Mean?”
  • In the Beginning
  • “And That Rock Was Christ”
  • Can You Scale a Wall?
  • God Is My Rock
  • To You, God, I Call
  • Christ, the Cornerstone
  • The Rock Supreme
  • Rock, Stone, Fortress
  • The Foundations of the Earth
October 2018
  • War and Peace
  • Inheritance
  • Adoption
  • With God’s Spirit in Us
  • Justice Like a River
  • The Stream of Nations
  • Wise Builders
  • Broken Cisterns Hold No Water
  • Treasure in Clay Jars
  • A New Heart
  • Love the Lord, Listen to His Voice
  • Wheat, Weeds, and a Mustard Seed
  • Lost and Found
  • The Body
  • Priestly Garments
  • The Ark of the Covenant
  • The Passover
  • A Bronze Snake on a Pole
  • The Rock
  • The Holy City
  • A Beautiful Bride
  • Sacrifice
  • The Curtain of the Temple
  • The Scapegoat
  • A Fountain for Washing Away Sin
  • Leaping Like a Deer
  • Debts Forgiven
  • Balm in Gilead
  • A Shady Grape Arbor
  • Redeemed From Slavery
  • Redeemed
September 2018
  • The End of Prayer
  • Developing a Passion for Prayer
  • The Assurance of Prayer
  • Prayer as Self-Talk
  • Silent Prayer
  • Evening Prayer
  • Morning Prayer
  • Unceasing Prayer
  • Talking Things Out With God
  • Making Prayer a Habit
  • Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
  • Our Prayers of Intercession
  • Jesus Our Intercessor
  • Prayer of Confession
  • Peace Overflowing
  • The Peace of God
  • When God Says No
  • Petition
  • Submission
  • Lament
  • Thanksgiving, Gratitude
  • Praise, Honor, Adoration
  • The Prayer Life of Jesus
  • The Holy Spirit and Prayer
  • Within God's Will, in the Name of Jesus
  • Talking to Our Abba
  • The Trinity and Prayer
  • The Turn of the Heart
  • Preparing to Pray
  • What Is Prayer?
August 2018
  • Servant Hospitality
  • God of Justice
  • Seeing Jesus Through the Crowd
  • Seeking Shalom in Hardship
  • Graceful Working Together
  • The Mark of a Committed Disciple
  • The Endless Debt to Love
  • Generous Giving
  • Uncompromising Loyalty to Christ
  • Doers of the Word
  • ​CALLED TO REMEMBER
  • Living Out the Story of God
  • You Have Been Preapproved
  • Doing Life Together
  • Hospitality in Becoming a Servant
  • The Gospel in Word and Deed
  • Do Not Be Anxious
  • Practicing Empathy
  • More Than Outward Appearance
  • Living and Receiving the Gospel
  • Who Is Our Neighbor?
  • Courage in the Midst of Hardship
  • Transformation From the Inside Out
  • Serving With Compassion
  • Love’s Generous Expression
  • The Art of Receiving
  • Seeing Beyond the Surface
  • A Heart for Serving Others
  • Selfless Generosity
  • Called to Hospitality
  • Room for Others
July 2018
  • Quiet
  • Servant
  • Last
  • Shepherd
  • Invitation
  • Worry
  • Ask
  • Distracted?
  • Greatest
  • Follow
  • Lost
  • Warnings
  • Satisfied
  • Community
  • Cost
  • Follow Me
  • Healed
  • Where?
  • Foundation
  • Fruit
  • Love
  • Salt and Light
  • Blessed
  • Do Good
  • Faith
  • Authority
  • Story
  • Night
  • Passion
  • Stuff
  • Alone
June 2018
  • Benediction: Blessing
  • Surprise Ending
  • Doxology
  • Fragrant Offerings
  • Living Generous Lives
  • Through Christ Alone
  • Learning Contentment
  • Reveling in the Good
  • Rejoicing and Peace
  • One Mind
  • Citizens of Heaven
  • Maturing in Christ
  • The Prize
  • To Suffer With Jesus
  • Christ Alone
  • Reminders
  • The Remembering God
  • Housekeeping
  • Stars in the Sky
  • A Fine Balance
  • The Higher Glory
  • The Mind of Christ
  • Humble Patterns
  • Standing Firm
  • To Be Where Jesus Is
  • In the Cross of Christ I Glory
  • What Does it Matter?
  • Thoughtful Love
  • Loving the Other
  • You Are Loved
May 2018
  • A New Era Begins
  • “If it Is From God”
  • All Is Not Lost
  • Trouble in the Church
  • “No Needy Persons Among Them”
  • Enabling Prayer
  • “Been With Jesus”
  • As You Can See
  • What We Have We Give
  • Devotion Displayed
  • What Shall We Do?
  • The Holy Spirit at Work
  • The Spirit Will Pour Out
  • Fire and a Call for Decision
  • Fire and Calling
  • The Blessing of Witnesses
  • Understanding the Times
  • The Foundation of Prayer
  • Related by Faith
  • The Hands of Jesus
  • Instructions and Promises
  • “Why You Leave Me?”
  • The Transfiguration of Jesus
  • Taken Up to Heaven
  • Promise and Fulfillment
  • A Glimpse of Ascension Day
  • Church: A New Family
  • God’s Purpose: Saving Many Lives
  • House of God, Gate of Heaven
  • Leaving and Blessing
  • Linking Us Together
April 2018
  • Living Joyfully, Powerfully, and Free!
  • Free to Love
  • Free to Be Intentional
  • Free to Serve
  • Free to Forgive
  • Free to Live
  • Free of Shame
  • Free to Belong
  • Freedom to Go and Tell
  • Freedom From Fear
  • Resurrection Freedom
  • The Power of Love
  • Power in Community
  • Servant Power
  • The Power of Victory
  • The Power of the Empty Tomb
  • The Power of the Cross
  • Symbols of Power
  • A Definition of Power
  • Resurrection Power
  • Overflowing Love
  • In the Stillness
  • Joy in Worship
  • Joy in Belonging
  • “Wonder-Full” Joy
  • Gratitude
  • Ultimate Blessing and Joy
  • A Definition of Joy
  • Resurrection Joy
  • He Is Not Here!
March 2018
  • Righteousness Outside Jerusalem
  • Truth in Jerusalem
  • The Betrayal Kiss
  • Seated at Jesus’ Table
  • A New Covenant
  • Blindness in Jerusalem
  • Jesus Hears Our Cries
  • Jerusalem, Killer of Prophets
  • Fit to Follow Jesus
  • Turning to Jerusalem
  • How Long, Lord?
  • Sin at the Door
  • The Zeal of the Ant
  • a “Whatever” Attitude
  • Humility
  • What Comes Before a Fall?
  • Keeping it Clean
  • Eye of the Beholder
  • Compelled to Love
  • How Much Is Enough?
  • Haste Makes Waste
  • What’s Eating You?
  • Doing Kindness
  • Obsessed With Envy
  • Overcoming Our Sin
  • Wishing for a Desert?
  • Tested
  • I Surrender All
  • The Food of Fasting
  • Neighbors on the Way
  • Where Are You?
February 2018
  • Did I Sign Up for Suffering?
  • Great Costs, Great Blessings
  • Lacking?
  • Like a Little Child
  • To Be Justified
  • Knowing That Justice Will Come
  • Crossing Borders
  • Serving the Master
  • The Great Reversal
  • God Cares About Lost Sinners
  • The Cost of Discipleship
  • Beware of Cost-Benefit Spirituality!
  • The Hidden Power of God’s Grace
  • He Saw Her
  • Valuable
  • Following Jesus Isn’t for Wimps
  • Persistent Prayer
  • Daily Provisions
  • Learning From the Enemy
  • Appointed to Jesus’ Team
  • When Your Winning Streak Ends
  • Remembering God’s Mercy and Care
  • Who’s in Your Boat?
  • A Wasteful Seed Story
  • In Praise of the Least
  • Jesus and John
  • Love My Enemies?
  • Stooping to Our Level
January 2018
  • Recognizing the True Messiah
  • Jesus in the Psalms—And Long Before
  • Every Knee Will Bow
  • Who Is the Son of Man?
  • Jesus, the Seed of Abraham, and Us
  • JESUS BECAME a CURSE FOR US
  • Jesus Fulfills All of Scripture
  • Jesus, the Living Messiah
  • Jesus, the Suffering Servant
  • The Rejected Stone Becomes Precious
  • The Messiah Endured Evil for Us
  • The Suffering Righteous One
  • A Dying and Rising Christ
  • Jesus, the Coming King
  • Jesus, the Miracle Worker
  • Jesus Preaches in Parables
  • Jesus, the Kingdom Messenger
  • Jesus, the Servant Savior
  • Out of Egypt
  • Born of a Virgin
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Someone Greater Than We Can Imagine
  • Long Ago and Now
  • Claiming to Be the Messiah
  • A Rod of Iron
  • The Coming Branch as a Violent King
  • The Son and Seed of David
  • A Picture of the Messiah
  • From the Tribe of Judah
  • Creation and the Trinity
  • The Gospel in the Garden

December 2017
  • Pioneer Jesus
  • Joyful Wise Men
  • Patient Anna and Simeon
  • Joseph, Son of David
  • Pondering Mary
  • Terrified Shepherds
  • Firstborn Son
  • Cupbearer Nehemiah
  • Returning Zerubbabel
  • Queen Esther
  • Unforgiving Jonah
  • Trusting Hezekiah
  • King David
  • Listening Samuel
  • Weeping Hannah
  • Redeemer Boaz
  • Moabite Ruth
  • Mighty Warrior Gideon
  • Faith Model Rahab
  • Confident Joshua
  • Prophet Miriam
  • Floating Moses
  • Dreaming Joseph
  • Wrestling Jacob
  • Lovely Rachel
  • Beloved, Comforting Rebekah
  • Only Son Isaac
  • Laughing Sarah
  • Father Abraham
  • In Him the Gentiles Will Hope
  • A Shoot From a Stump
November 2017
  • From the Heart
  • True Hospitality
  • Living Means Loving
  • Submission Involves Service
  • Loving Means Submitting
  • Kindness, Compassion, Forgiveness
  • The New Way of Love
  • Freedom Leads to Humble Service
  • Free to Serve One Another
  • Getting Along Is Essential
  • Living in Harmony Is Necessary
  • Acceptance With No Favoritism
  • Accepting One Another
  • “I’m Praying for You; Please Pray for Me”
  • Too Busy to Pray?
  • Praying for One Another
  • Loving Means Using My Gifts
  • Using Our Spirit-Given Gifts
  • More About Encouragement
  • The Urgency of Encouragement
  • Encouragement
  • Confession and Forgiveness
  • Room for David, Room for Me
  • It’s All About Humility
  • It’s Not About You
  • Difficult but Necessary
  • Speaking the Truth in Love
  • The Greatest Is Love
  • It’s in the Doing
  • The Ultimate Command
October 2017
  • The Reformation: A Call to Faithfulness
  • Living for God’s Glory
  • Glory to No Other
  • Soli Deo Gloria: To God Be the Glory!
  • Sharing Our Faith
  • Growing in Faith
  • Faith and Action
  • The Nature of Saving Faith
  • Sola Fide: Faith, the Channel of Grace
  • Sealed by the Holy Spirit
  • Given by the Holy Spirit
  • Grace for Sinners
  • Grace Brings Justice and Mercy
  • Chosen From Before Creation
  • The Father’s Love and Mercy
  • The Lord Comes Looking for Us
  • Grace of the Triune God
  • Sola Gratia: Salvation by Grace Alone
  • Prophet, Priest, and King
  • Salvation in No Other Name
  • Christ’s Death on the Cross
  • The Perfect Savior
  • We Need a Savior
  • Solus Christus: Christ Alone
  • The Sufficiency of God’s Word
  • The Power of God’s Word
  • The Clarity of God’s Word
  • The Divine Authority of God’s Word
  • God’s Divinely Inspired Word
  • Sola Scriptura: The Bible Alone
  • The Reformation: “Revive Us Again”
September 2017
  • Eternal Gratitude
  • The Lamb on the Throne
  • Mindful Gratitude
  • Thanks for Grace
  • Overflowing Thanksgiving
  • Prayerful Thanks
  • Joyful Inheritance
  • Gratitude’s Song
  • Sacrificial Thanks
  • Hopeful Thanks
  • Gratitude in Community
  • Grateful Shining
  • Thanks for Others on the Journey
  • Thanks for God’s Work
  • Gratitude at the Graveside
  • Reason for Kingdom Joy
  • When He Had Given Thanks
  • Flexing Your Gratitude Muscles
  • What’s Under Your Rug?
  • Available Resources
  • Good News
  • Thanks for Small Things
  • Real Thanks
  • Thanks in Times of Trouble
  • Grass and Gratitude
  • Pasture Living
  • Calling All the Earth
  • Counting Our Blessings
  • Life Is Gift
  • Gratitude’s Beginnings
August 2017
  • Worship the Coming King
  • Worship the One Who Is Just
  • By the Word of Our Testimony
  • Worship the One Who Is Worthy
  • Worship the Lord
  • Father, Make Us One
  • A Puzzle and a Song
  • “You Never Let Go”
  • Singing Every Day
  • What a Time for Singing!
  • “His Love Never Quits”
  • Born to Be a King
  • The Right Place at the Right Time
  • The Song of the Shepherds
  • The Angels’ Song
  • A Long-Awaited Song
  • Mary’s Song
  • Elizabeth’s Song
  • The Day the Music Stopped
  • Garments of Praise
  • Battle Songs
  • When Should We Celebrate?
  • Preparing to Praise
  • A Song of Hope
  • A Song of Comfort
  • A Well That Brings Joy
  • Jonah’s Prayer Song
  • More Sad Songs
  • The Singing Continues
  • A Sad Song With a Ray of Hope
  • The Creation Song
July 2017
  • Gruff Words From a Prophet of God
  • Not Lifting a Finger to Help
  • Ears That Hear, Eyes That See
  • Euodia and Syntyche
  • A Faithful Person Who Can Find?
  • Overlooking an Insult
  • Greet One Another
  • Speaking the Truth in Love
  • Going Back to the Beginning
  • The Great Turn-Around
  • Forgiven and Set Free
  • Stress
  • Stereotypes
  • Loneliness
  • Gentleness
  • Seeking Peace and Prosperity
  • Crucify the Flesh
  • A Certain Toughness
  • Be Considerate
  • Thank You; I’m Sorry; Please . . .
  • Young and Old Together in Christ
  • Personal Communication
  • Love Is Not Rude
  • Submission
  • The Centrality of Love
  • Two Great Commandments
  • Guidelines for Healthy Relationships
  • Humility
  • Neither Gentile Nor Jew
  • Hiding From God and From One Another
  • The Foundation
June 2017
  • God’s Consummate Garden
  • The Lows and Highs of Gardening
  • Annuals and Perennials
  • Multiplication in God’s Garden
  • Continuing Fruit
  • A Time to Uproot
  • Produce or Perish?
  • Fading Light
  • Transplants in Trouble
  • Transplanted
  • An Abundant Harvest
  • An Overwhelming Harvest
  • Seeing the Harvest
  • The Purpose of Disasters?
  • Gardening and Vacationing
  • Enjoying the Harvest
  • Seeking the Peace of the City
  • Gardening in the City
  • Weeds in the Garden
  • Volunteers in God’s Garden
  • Milk and Honey (And Bees)
  • Coworkers in God’s Garden
  • Sun, Rain, and Love for Everyone
  • The Mystery of Seeds
  • Plowing and Rest
  • Desolation and Rest
  • God’s Cursed Garden
  • Walking in the Garden
  • Planted in God’s Garden
  • Consider How We Grow
May 2017
  • Reunion With God
  • Rays of Righteousness
  • Turned Into Treasure
  • What Does God Give?
  • The Floodgates of Heaven
  • Come and Share God’s Table
  • Returning to God
  • On the Wrong Side of Justice
  • Admittedly Guilty, Graciously Accepted
  • Need to Get Clean?
  • Getting Prepared for God
  • God Is Weary of Ingratitude
  • God Loves Love
  • God Loves Children
  • Sacrifice for Your Family
  • Learning to Sacrifice
  • Family Foundations
  • Our True Family
  • Break Free of Favoritism
  • Teachers of Integrity
  • Let God Rule
  • Foiled by God
  • Shut the Doors, Keep Out the People
  • God of Our Hearts
  • Giving God Our Scraps
  • To Appease or to Please
  • Teachers of Contempt
  • God, Our Disrespected Father
  • Our Father Is Paying Attention to Us
  • Love Is a Choice
  • God’s Message
April 2017
  • All We Need to Know
  • What Happened at the Beachfront Bbq
  • 153 Fish!
  • Loving the Unseen Savior
  • From the Belly of the Beast
  • The Divine Adversative
  • Resurrected!
  • The True Way to Life
  • Sealed and Secured
  • The Healthy Skeptic
  • I Believe; Help . . .
  • Emmaus Road: Walking Enlivened
  • Emmaus Road: Walking Enlightened
  • Emmaus Road: Walking in Ignorance
  • The Resurrection: Frightening News
  • Boldly Burying the Dead Savior
  • What’s So Good About Good Friday?
  • Washing Feet
  • Betrayed!
  • Chosen!
  • Bitter Tears Over Jerusalem
  • Shouting Stones
  • Untamed Colts
  • I Trust in You, Lord
  • He Who Began a Good Work
  • The Resurrection and the Life
  • Jesus Wept
  • Lazarus Is Dead
  • Can These Bones Live?
  • April’s Fool?
March 2017
  • The Rejected One Returns
  • The Power of the Truth
  • Recognizing God
  • At the Crucifixion: Close to Jesus
  • To All Who Believe
  • Don’t Talk About This!
  • Claiming it Never Happened
  • What’s Done Cannot Be Undone
  • Is Pilate Innocent? Are We?
  • Field of Blood
  • In the Darkness, False Claims
  • In Secret No More
  • “How Great My Sin and Misery Are”
  • “All for Sinners’ Gain”
  • Noisy Execution
  • Law and Disorder
  • Not Guilty, but Sentenced to Die
  • No Basis for a Charge
  • Blame the Victim
  • Blind Injustice
  • Looking for Evidence
  • Promises Broken
  • Quick Exit
  • Jesus, the Wanted Man
  • The Kiss of Death
  • Promises, Promises
  • “Even My Close Friend”
  • What Jesus Was Worth to Judas
  • Murder Motive: Power Politics
  • Murder Motive: Religious Hatred
  • His Own Turned Against Him
February 2017
  • A Friend at Midnight
  • The Least of These
  • Keep Watch!
  • You Are Invited! Rsvp
  • Is God Unfair?
  • Called to Serve
  • Echoes of God’s Forgiveness
  • When Time Runs Out
  • Mercy for Me, a Sinner
  • What’s Our Prayer Attitude?
  • Persisting in Prayer
  • What if . . . ?
  • Lying at the Gate
  • Inside Our Mansions
  • Advice for Investors
  • Whose Neighbor Am I?
  • The Good Samaritan
  • Passing by on the Other Side
  • The Waiting Father
  • The Stranger at Home
  • The Runaway Son
  • The Lost Drone
  • When Candles Won’t Light
  • One Single Seed
  • Hiding Our Gifts
  • Why Are We Here?
  • What Keeps Us From Hearing?
  • How Are You Listening?
January 2017
  • Same Old, Same Old?
  • Exalted Redeemers
  • Naomi Has a Son!
  • Joyful and Watchful
  • Joyful Relief From the Enemy
  • Ruth and Her Sisters
  • Boaz at the Gate
  • No Plunder in Persia
  • The King’s Wisdom
  • Bread in Bethlehem
  • Redemption
  • The Consequences of Folly
  • Courting the King’s Favor
  • Persian Wisdom
  • Merciful, Noble, Obedient
  • A Time to Speak
  • A Time to Honor and a Time to Grieve
  • A Time to Speak or Be Silent?
  • A Righteous Israelite
  • A Righteous Foreigner
  • Good Citizen Mordecai
  • Call Me Bitter!
  • The World We Live In
  • And What About God?
  • Far From Home
  • Famine and Death
  • What’s in a Name?
  • O Hungry Town of Bethlehem
  • . . . in a Faraway Palace
  • A Long Time Ago . . .
  • A Good Place to Dwell

December 2016
  • Hope for Shalom
  • Hopeful Purity
  • Fearless Hope
  • Loving Hope
  • Dawn of Hope
  • Light of Hope
  • Hope Fulfilled
  • Promised Hope
  • Future Hope
  • Hope for Completion
  • Hope for Peace
  • Hope for Restoration
  • Daily Hope
  • Patient Hope
  • Longing Hope
  • Certain Hope
  • Hope in Life and Death
  • Hope of the World
  • Hope in the Unseen
  • Unswerving Hope
  • Mysterious Hope
  • Living Hope
  • The Anchor of Hope
  • Dawn of Hope
  • Wakeful Hope
  • Sure Hope
  • Audacious Hope
  • God’s Name Gives Hope
  • Hopeful Harvest
  • Need for Hope
  • Source of Hope
November 2016
  • Encouragement to Keep Going Each Day
  • The Unshakable Kingdom
  • Antidote for an Ungrateful Heart
  • Christ’s Blood
  • Christ’s Body
  • A Message for the Lonely Heart
  • Every Day Is Thanksgiving Day!
  • Living Out Our Faith
  • God and Our Witness
  • Jesus, the Liberator
  • Hungry for God’s Word
  • Turning Desperation Into Hope
  • Two Revelations
  • Appreciating Our Bodies
  • Our Good Shepherd
  • Seize the Moment!
  • Are You Hungry?
  • The Father Who Hears
  • Helping People in Need
  • A New Sacrifice to God
  • The Searching God
  • One Out of Ten
  • Anxiety-Free Living
  • Rejoice in the Lord!
  • Thanksgiving in All Circumstances
  • Generosity and Thanksgiving
  • Thankful to Others
  • Authentic Thanksgiving
  • The Peace of Christ
  • Overflowing With Thankfulness
October 2016
  • God’s Harvest Faithfulness
  • Fruit in Every Season
  • Patience for the Harvest
  • A Refreshing Conclusion
  • The Harvest of the Earth
  • A Harvest Accounting
  • Crops and Weeds
  • A Harvest Warning
  • Harvest From a Stump
  • A Harvest Promise
  • The Fruit of Repentance
  • A Disciplined Harvest
  • The Reward of Harvest Labor
  • Harvest Workers
  • Ripe for Harvest
  • Good Fruit
  • Good Soil
  • God Multiplies the Harvest
  • A Rich Reward
  • Just in Time for Harvest
  • Leftover Sheaves
  • Don’t Give Up!
  • Resting During Harvest
  • Bigger Barns?
  • Firstfruits
  • God’s Harvest Testimony
  • A Harvest of Righteousness
  • Taking God’s Care for Granted
  • All by Itself
  • So Is My Word
  • Celebrating Harvest
September 2016
  • Signature
  • Worthwhile
  • Precious in God’s Sight
  • How Far Grace Goes
  • The Greatest Thing
  • Two More Plane Tickets
  • Andy and Heaven
  • God’s Vast Project
  • Circle of Light
  • Grumpy Ron
  • New? Seriously?
  • When Worlds Collide
  • The Weight of Love
  • Lumpy, but Precious
  • He Super-Personal Talk
  • Failure in the Pond
  • Embedded
  • Body Slam
  • Beginning to Trust
  • A Sanctified Mess: People
  • Ron Needed Joy
  • God Gets Into Ron’s Head
  • Sanctification Starts With Grace
  • Sanctified—And Clueless
  • Sanctification’s Long Road
  • Ron the Hulk
  • How You Think of God
  • Sanctification Is Gentle
  • Sanctification Is a Gift
  • House Number 6
August 2016
  • Mission Challenge
  • Fasting and Prayer
  • Called Back to God
  • Promise Keeping
  • Purity
  • Connecting With the King
  • Stuck
  • Fearless
  • Daring to Dream
  • Christians in a Hostile World
  • Victory From the Accuser
  • Look to Jesus
  • Open Our Eyes
  • King of Glory
  • The Sword of the Spirit
  • Reviving Old Wells
  • World Changers
  • God or Money
  • Two Opinions
  • In Need of Hope
  • The Faith of Rahab
  • Noble Character, Reflecting Wisdom
  • Marriage Reflecting God’s Character
  • Character
  • The Price of Freedom
  • Set Free
  • Fiery Arrows
  • Stand
  • Truth
  • Battle of Repentance
  • Recognizing God and His Word
July 2016
  • Change or No Change
  • Godly Aging
  • Working Relationship
  • Diet Change
  • Bifocals
  • Don’t Forget
  • By All Means
  • Confidence in Prayer
  • Lord of the Seasons
  • Saving for the Big Change
  • A New Name
  • Change in Direction
  • Change Agent
  • Change of Heart
  • Facing Loss
  • Hanging in There
  • Be Strong and Courageous
  • Excuses
  • Lift Up the Cross
  • A New Master
  • Looking Beyond
  • Decisions, Decisions
  • Letting Go
  • Big or Small
  • The Institution of Marriage
  • Growth Spurts
  • Miscommunication
  • Using Our Words
  • Eyes Opened
  • Do We Not Know? Have We Not Heard?
  • A Time for Everything
June 2016
  • Christ’s Gifts Through the Spirit
  • Gifts of the Spirit
  • The Holy Spirit and Peace
  • The Holy Spirit and Joy
  • The Holy Spirit and Love
  • Fruit of the Spirit
  • Holy Spirit, Intercessor
  • Holy Spirit, Convictor of Sin
  • The Holy Spirit, Author of Scripture
  • Grieving the Holy Spirit
  • Holy Spirit, Provider of Speech
  • The Holy Spirit Kindles True Faith
  • The Holy Spirit Sanctifies Us
  • The CONNECTING WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • The Power of the Holy Spirit
  • The Holy Spirit as Counselor
  • The Holy Spirit as Seal
  • Holy Spirit: Third Person of the Trinity
  • The Holy Spirit as Water
  • The Holy Spirit as Wind
  • The Holy Spirit as Fire
  • The Holy Spirit as a Dove
  • Spirit of the Messiah
  • Anointing Spirit
  • Heart Cleanser
  • Spirit of Courage
  • Empowering Spirit
  • Instilling Spirit
  • Breathing Spirit
  • Creator Spirit
May 2016
  • Jesus Loves Misfits
  • The True Intent of the Law
  • Free Pass
  • Soul Celebration
  • The Cinderella Syndrome
  • Why Is Spiritual Change So Hard?
  • Touching the Untouchables
  • The Catch of the Day
  • Healed to Serve
  • Repent and Believe!
  • Not Looking for Fame
  • Mercy or Revenge?
  • Do You Really Want to Be Like Jesus?
  • Family Connections
  • Play Your Role
  • The Prophet We Really Need!
  • The Guide We Need
  • Entering the Arena of Power
  • Losing Jesus
  • The Face of God
  • Waiting for the Messiah
  • Out-of-Season Gospel?
  • The Revolution Begins
  • A New Song for an Old Man
  • Naming Rights
  • Singing and Praying
  • Unseen Joy
  • At His Service
  • A Bridge Named Zechariah
  • In Times of Darkness
  • Freedom Writers
April 2016
  • Signing Off
  • Moses and Jesus
  • Reminder
  • Sheep Never Acted Like This!
  • Testing
  • Forgetfulness
  • Valedictorian
  • A Lesson From the Sidelines
  • Reminders of God’s Love
  • Moses Is Still Learning
  • Foolish Pharoah
  • Group Humility
  • False Humility
  • Moses’ Supernatural Equipping
  • Answers to Moses’ Prayers
  • Slow Learners
  • An Earlier Moses
  • Step Into My Office
  • What You Learn While Tending Sheep
  • Moses’ Education Continues
  • Jesus Knows Who He Really Is
  • Moses Learns He Is an Alien
  • Jesus, Expert in the Word
  • Failures and Successes
  • The Source of True Wisdom
  • The School of Mistakes
  • The School of Community
  • The School of Extravagance
  • More on the School of Suffering
  • The School of Suffering
March 2016
  • The Way Home
  • Were You There?
  • The Grace to Forgive
  • If Anyone Sins
  • Impossible
  • Standing in Front of the Cross
  • Jesus in the Middle
  • The Cup
  • The Peace of Jesus
  • The Fullness of Love
  • Two Reactions to Jesus
  • Meekness and Majesty
  • The Path to Greatness
  • The Cross of Discipleship
  • Keeping Your Eyes on the Cross
  • A Friend of Sinners
  • Baptized and Tempted
  • What’s in a Name?
  • Worthy Is the Lamb, Who Was Slain
  • Rescued at Sea
  • In Our Place Condemned He Stood
  • Familiar With Suffering
  • Wash Me, and I Will Be Clean
  • The Curse of the Cross
  • Look and Live
  • Because God So Loved
  • God Proves His Love
  • Saved by the Blood
  • He Did Not Spare His Own Son
  • A Promise to Live By
  • Boasting in the Cross
February 2016
  • God’s Finished Work
  • The Holy City
  • The End of Work: Purifying Fire
  • Work and Rest
  • God’s People at Work: Lydia
  • God’s People at Work: Jesus
  • God’s People at Work: Musicians
  • God’s People at Work: Esther
  • God’s People at Work: Joseph
  • God’s Coworkers: Providing for Needs
  • God’s Coworkers: Redemption Agents
  • God’s Coworkers: Cultivating Creation
  • God’s Coworkers: Health and Healing
  • God’s COWORKERS: NURTURING CHILDREN
  • God’s Coworkers: Governing Society
  • God’s Coworkers: Work That Beautifies
  • A New Pattern of Work: Integrity
  • A New Pattern of Work: Humility
  • A New Pattern of Work: Who Is Boss?
  • A New Pattern of Work: Your New Boss
  • Redeemed for Work: Talented!
  • Redeemed for Work: Masterpieces
  • Because of Sin, Work Is Unjust
  • When Work Becomes Our Identity
  • When Work Appears Meaningless
  • Because of Sin, Work Becomes Selfish
  • The Curse on Work
  • Made to Work
  • The First Day of Work
January 2016
  • Children of God
  • God’s Wisdom
  • God Is Love
  • God of the Lowly
  • He Cares About You and Me
  • The God Who Does Not Forget Us
  • The Gentle and Humble God
  • The Wrath of God
  • The Lion Who Is a Lamb
  • “I Will Betroth You to Me Forever”
  • Christ Living in Our Hearts
  • The Love of God
  • The God Who Establishes Justice
  • The Crucified One
  • Again, “I Am”
  • The Word Became Flesh
  • The Son of God
  • Holy
  • Worthy of Glory, Honor, and Power
  • Coming to Know This God
  • God, Who Is Gracious and Merciful
  • The Word of God
  • The God Who Makes Himself Known
  • God Alone Is Good
  • God’s Eternal Name
  • The Infinite, Personal God
  • The Immensity of God
  • The Creator and His Creation
  • God Is Spirit
  • God Is One
  • That We May Seek Him and Find Him

December 2015
  • The Best for Last
  • Making it Right
  • Perseverence
  • The One They Did Not See
  • Holding On
  • Dressed to Serve
  • The Glory of the Lord
  • Last Minute
  • “How Will This Be?”
  • Blue Christmas
  • Ready for Service
  • A Flourishing Juniper
  • Search Me, O God
  • Joseph of Arimathea
  • Hasten the Day
  • Wait Quietly
  • Impatience
  • The One
  • Worth Waiting For
  • Shiloah
  • Disappointment
  • Keep Calm
  • Do Not Fret
  • Anxious Waiting
  • Waiting for Freedom
  • Anticipation
  • Working While Waiting
  • Christmas Lists
  • Noah
  • Simeon
  • Watchmen
November 2015
  • Nothing Can Separate Us!
  • God Works for Our Good
  • Suffering Versus Glory
  • Set Your Mind
  • It’s a New Day
  • The Place of Evil
  • I Still Belong to Jesus
  • Holy Law
  • Connected to Jesus
  • Life in Christ
  • Alive to God
  • United With Christ
  • Jesus Trumps Sin
  • At Just the Right Time
  • Resting on Peace
  • Hoping in God
  • I Belong to God
  • Trusting God to Do It
  • Boasting in Jesus
  • God’s Justice in Jesus
  • What I Really Need
  • Religion on the Inside
  • Bearing Fruit Matters
  • Kindness and Repentance
  • Following Truth
  • Knowing God
  • God’s Desire for Me
  • God’s Words for Me
  • Letters From God
  • “A Devoted Slave of Jesus”
October 2015
  • A Wise Woman
  • What to Ask
  • Hearing From Mother
  • A Father’s Joy
  • Your “Heart Condition”
  • Drip, Drip, Drip
  • Letting Sparks Fly
  • Wise to Be Humble
  • Example, Example, Example!
  • A Good Name
  • Honoring Parents
  • A Crown of Splendor
  • An Unusual Meal
  • A Heart at Peace
  • A Wise Friend—A Gift From God
  • A Healing Tongue
  • Giving and Being Refreshed
  • Love’s Covering
  • Remembering the Righteous
  • The Banquet Invitation
  • Living Life to the Fullest
  • Living Life to the Fullest
  • Jealousy and Anger: Good Emotions?
  • Heart Purity Needed
  • Guarding Your Heart
  • Being Good Neighbors
  • The Lord’s Good Discipline
  • Knowing What to Do
  • Storing Up Truths
  • Are You Simple, or What?
  • Lead Me Not Into Temptation
  • Wisdom, Life’s Essential Element
September 2015
  • Stolen Eggs and a Second Chance
  • Love Sets Boundaries
  • Secure Enough to Love
  • God’s Heart Beats With Reconciliation
  • Love Takes Time to Listen
  • Faithfulness Through Persecution
  • Real Hospitality Doesn’t Grumble
  • Easy and Difficult Sharing
  • Prayer Builds Relationship With God
  • “I Know That I Have You”
  • Living With Joyful Hope
  • Serving God Through Loving Others
  • Worship Disruption or Participation?
  • Sincere Love Hates Hatred
  • Single Adults Have Much to Contribute
  • A Hot Tub and a Broken Toe
  • The Poor Are the Most Treasured Part
  • Barb’s Close Friend Jonathan
  • Ear Rocks
  • Every Part Counts
  • Who Is Not Here?
  • House for All Sinners and Saints
  • On the Outside Looking In
  • Loving the Alien
  • Prejudice About Differences
  • Spiritual Gifts for Everyone
  • Healer of Broken Relationships
  • Betrayal in Relationships
  • Pristine Community of Creation
  • Perfect Community
August 2015
  • What More Can We Say?
  • Hemmed In, Kept Safe?
  • A Cry for Justice
  • Quiet Comfort
  • A Mountaintop View
  • Living Among Liars
  • Sweeter Than Honey
  • How Shall We Live?
  • Save Us!
  • A Day to Rejoice
  • Rescued
  • It’s All About God
  • Worshiping at God’s Footstool
  • Sing a New Song
  • Hard Hearts and Hard Bread
  • Safe and Sound
  • God’s Dwelling Place
  • Crossed Arms
  • How Could I Have Done That?
  • God Is on Our Side
  • Satisfying Our Thirst
  • True Delight
  • Taste and See
  • Evening Tears and Morning Joy
  • May I Be Your Friend?
  • Wash Your Hands
  • The Valley of Shadows
  • A Living Desert
  • A Day in the Sun
  • Astounding Finger Works
  • A Thriving Life
July 2015
  • Jesus and People: Availability
  • Jesus and His Disciples: Clear Guidance
  • Holy Spirit: Mentoring and Shaping Us
  • Lydia and the Philippians: Take Initiative
  • Daniel: Visible Habits
  • Paul and Timothy: Sharing Brokenness
  • Paul to Timothy: Follow Your Gifting
  • Barnabas and Mark: Another Chance
  • Barnabas and Saul (Paul): Affirmation
  • Naomi and Ruth: Unintentional Mentor
  • Mordecai and Esther: Opportune Calling
  • Hannah and Samuel: Letting Go
  • Dorcas and the Poor: Generosity
  • Paul and the Galatians: Redirecting
  • Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos: Guidance
  • Witnesses to the King: Facing Adversity
  • Naaman’s Servants: Speaking Truth to Power
  • Nathan and David: Confrontation
  • Epaphras and Colossae: Prayer
  • Epaphras and Colossae: Teaching Grace
  • Abraham and Lot: Relationships First
  • Philip and the Ethiopian: Loving Questions
  • Elijah and Elisha: Commitment
  • Job and Friends: Trusting in God’s Control
  • God and Jonah: Radiate Compassion
  • Eli and Samuel: Listening for God
  • Moses and Joshua: Moving Past Jealousy
  • Joseph and His Brothers: Seeing God’s Plan
  • Abraham and Isaac: Obedience
  • Elijah and the Widow: Learning to Trust
  • Jethro and Moses: Sharing Advice
June 2015
  • Sent to Gather All the Nations
  • Marked
  • Adopted
  • Humility
  • One Baptism
  • Baptism Clothes
  • Our True Home
  • Undoing Baptism?
  • Changing Scripts
  • Baptismal Direction
  • False Commitment
  • Deliver Us From Evil
  • Can You Drink the Cup?
  • Suffering
  • Dying and Rising
  • Changed
  • Gospel Freedom
  • Baptism for the Successful
  • Every Nation, Tribe, and People
  • Chosen
  • Everyone and Anyone
  • When and Where and How?
  • Why Are You the Way You Are?
  • Anointed
  • Accepted
  • Out of Reach?
  • Torn Open
  • A Lamb
  • All Done
  • Special Joy
May 2015
  • Welcome Home
  • Worth the Wait
  • Our Glorious Inheritance
  • Loving Discipline
  • Following God’s Example
  • The Family Name
  • Orchestrating Love
  • Adopted Into the Family
  • Glorious Freedom
  • Father Knows Best
  • Reckless Confidence
  • Childlike Faith
  • Receiving the Kingdom Like Children
  • Love Returned
  • Nothing Second Best
  • A Different Kind of Lost
  • Full Restoration
  • Grace or Nothing
  • The Father’s Compassion
  • Orphaned by Sin
  • The Prodigal Father
  • The Mother Love of God
  • Love Always
  • Lavished With Love
  • Daddy’s Ear
  • Father Respect
  • “Abba, Father”
  • The Faithful, Perfect Father
  • The Perfect Father
  • In My Father’s Hands
  • Children of God
April 2015
  • Because He Lives
  • God Is Alive!
  • Our Great High Priest
  • Remember Who You Are
  • Our Living Hope
  • Whatever You Do
  • Is it Really Possible?
  • Living on the Right Side of Easter
  • That’s Why We Sing
  • Feeling Trapped?
  • No Condemnation
  • What If?
  • Restored Vision
  • Surprised by the Savior
  • Does Someone Need You?
  • Rejoicing in Suffering?
  • Spending Time With Jesus
  • Witness Through Sharing
  • The Promise of Power
  • When You Fail Someone You Love
  • Do Christians Doubt?
  • Behind Closed Doors
  • Praying for Open Eyes
  • Believing the Unbelievable
  • Has Easter Made a Difference?
  • Christ Is Risen!
  • Secret Followers
  • Crucified!
  • Love Without Limit!
  • The Suffering Savior
March 2015
  • Put it Into Practice
  • Finding Freedom
  • Palm Sunday: “Hosanna”?
  • Seeking the Mind of the Spirit Together
  • A Glimpse of the Holy
  • In the Spirit and in Truth
  • Confession: Good for the Body
  • Confession: Good for the Soul
  • Our Footwashing Lord
  • “We Would Like to See Jesus”
  • Great Service
  • The Way of the Cross
  • Living the Cross-Life
  • The Simple Life
  • A Fast Secret
  • Ask for Anything You Wish!
  • God So Loved
  • Lord, Teach Us to Pray
  • Getting Away From the Noise
  • Living in the Light of God’s Word
  • Studying What God Inspired
  • Warning: Sharp Edges!
  • Sowing and Reaping
  • Zealous Jesus
  • Thirst Quenched
  • Hearts Burning
  • Jesus Explains Himself
  • When Jesus Shows Up
  • To What Is Jesus Inviting You?
  • Walking the Ancient Paths
  • Following Jesus
February 2015
  • Alpha and Omega
  • Faithful Witness
  • Morning Star
  • Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith
  • Head of the Body
  • Rock
  • Cornerstone
  • Advocate
  • Consolation of Israel
  • The True Vine
  • The Way, the Truth, and the Life
  • The Resurrection and the Life
  • The GOOD SHEPHERD
  • The Gate
  • The LIGHT OF THE WORLD
  • The BREAD OF LIFE
  • The Word
  • Savior
  • Son of Man
  • Son of God
  • Beloved Son
  • King of the Jews
  • MESSIAH (Christ): “Anointed One”
  • Jesus of Nazareth
  • JESUS: “The Lord Saves”
  • IMMANUEL: “God With Us”
  • Son of David
  • Prince of Peace
January 2015
  • All Things Made New
  • New Heavens and a New Earth
  • They Sang a New Song
  • No More Groaning
  • A New Name
  • Jesus: First and Enough
  • A New Competence
  • A New Self
  • Newly Created
  • Living a New Life
  • God Gives a New Song
  • The Joy of Forgetting
  • Something New: Power in Weakness
  • Something New: Hope
  • Something New: Resurrection
  • Something New: Memory
  • Something New: Love
  • Something New: Joy
  • Something New: Authority
  • Something New: Hope
  • Something Old, Something New
  • Nothing New?
  • Overburdened
  • A New Struggle With Need
  • Are You Alone?
  • New Is Not Always Better
  • A Different, DANGEROUS VOICE
  • When All Things Were New, God Spoke
  • More to Say
  • The Joy of New Beginnings
  • When Everything Was New

December 2014
  • A Strange Way to Save the World
  • A Big Gospel
  • A Major Turnaround
  • Outwitted
  • Cutting-Edge Plans
  • Power Upset
  • God With Us
  • Navigating the Bumps
  • The Sacrifice of Worship
  • Seeking Jesus
  • Simply Trusting
  • The Weight of Answering the Call
  • No Escape
  • Watching Over Us All
  • Disappointment
  • Catching the Vision
  • Waiting for Something Better
  • Contemplative
  • Surprised and Amazed
  • Leaving it Behind
  • Unclean Shepherds
  • No Room
  • The Problem of Enemies
  • Undeserved Favor
  • Selfless Servanthood
  • Impossible Plans and Nagging Doubts
  • The Trouble With Good News
  • No More Disgrace
  • Beyond Expectations
  • A Surprising Turnaround
  • "What Do You Want?"
November 2014
  • The Witness of Anticipation
  • The Witness of Good Deeds
  • The Witness of a Faithful Spouse
  • The Witness of Being Thankful
  • The Witness of Wisdom
  • Generous Invitations
  • Humor as Witness
  • The Witness of the Church
  • The Witness of Scripture
  • The Witness of Parents and Children
  • Your Faith Story
  • Witnessing Grace
  • Witness at Work
  • The Witness of Questions
  • Witness Through Doubt
  • The Witness of Christian Unity
  • You Are Invited!
  • Witnessing Anytime, Anyplace
  • The Witness of Balance
  • The Witness of Christian Leaders
  • Praying for Protection
  • Rest as Witness
  • Witness in Work and Retirement
  • Witnessing When We Don't Want To
  • Parents, Tell Your Children
  • Faithful Witnessing
  • Fearful Witness
  • Witness in Distress
  • God's First Missionary
  • Grace-Filled Christian Witness
October 2014
  • Reformation Day
  • Jesus Arrested and Bound
  • The Face of God
  • Mission Possible
  • God's Wrath
  • United With Christ
  • Food and the Cross
  • Self-Examination
  • Divine Plumb Line
  • Proclaiming the Lord's Death
  • No Longer Orphans
  • Broken Hearts and Broken Bonds
  • The Sin of Judging Others
  • The Sin of Pride
  • Fellowship
  • Jonah and Grace
  • Soul-Winning
  • The Cross Predicted
  • Who Crucified Jesus?
  • Transforming Your Mind
  • The Aroma of Christ
  • Power to Stand
  • The Scarlet Cord
  • Mission
  • Recognizing Jesus
  • Strong Words
  • The Power of the Cross
  • The Great Work of Jesus
  • The Cross of Jesus Christ
  • The Cross Is Central
  • From Before Creation
September 2014
  • Separation Ended
  • The Reward
  • Communion and Consolation
  • Joseph's Brothers: Terrified
  • Joseph's Brothers: Conversion
  • Joseph's Brothers: Repentance
  • Confrontation: A Major Setback
  • Confrontation: Unsettling Kindness
  • Confrontation: In a Tight Spot
  • Confrontation: A Father's Accusation
  • Confrontation: What Is God Doing?
  • Confrontation: Stings of Conscience
  • Confrontation: Harsh Words
  • Joseph: The World's Benefactor
  • Joseph: Healing
  • God's Abundant Love
  • Joseph: Empowered
  • The Third Test: Darkness
  • The Second Test: Submission
  • The First Test: Loyalty
  • Joseph: Thriving in Exile
  • Joseph: Exiled Into Slavery
  • Judah's Sordid Story
  • Jacob's Impassioned Grief
  • God's Restraining Hand
  • How Hatred Explodes
  • Joseph on a Journey
  • Escalating Hatred
  • Favoritism: An Old Infection
  • Redemption Comes Hard
August 2014
  • God's Beautiful Word of Grace
  • Obedience to God's Word
  • What Are You Worth?
  • The Problem of Suffering
  • God's Word: A Delight
  • Clinging to God's Promises
  • Upheld by God's Word
  • Comforted by God's Word
  • Share the Bible's Truth
  • God's Word Is Truth
  • The Bible Gives Understanding
  • The Bible Gives Light
  • Persecution and Praise
  • God's Word Gives Courage
  • God Gives Hope
  • Good Habits With the Bible
  • Humble Before God
  • God's Word: Lost and Found
  • God's Word Is for Training
  • God's Word Is for Correcting
  • God's Word Is for Rebuking
  • God's Word Is for Teaching
  • Meditating on God's Word
  • Memorizing God's Word
  • Studying God's Word
  • Reading the Whole Bible
  • Hearing About Jesus
  • The Bible Is About Jesus
  • Battling Temptation
  • God's Message Revealed
  • Happy or Blessed?
July 2014
  • Living With a Story
  • Living Without a Story
  • The Importance of Telling Stories
  • One Page at a Time
  • Spoiler Alert: God Wins!
  • Looking for Clues
  • Resisting God: Pretending
  • Resisting God: The Silent Treatment
  • Resisting God: Defiance
  • Wrong Story?
  • Finding Your Story
  • Just When You Think You Know...
  • U-Turn
  • Trust in God’s Timing
  • Nervous About God’s Timing
  • When God Shows Up
  • God’s Long Story
  • God Is Faithful to His Story
  • A Death to Life Story
  • Gospel Stories: Death, Then Life
  • Who Is My Storyteller?
  • A Story or a Picture?
  • Suspense in God’s Story
  • Trouble in God’s Story
  • God’s Response: Writing a Happy Ending
  • Our Story With God: A Good Start
  • Can We Trust God?
  • The Gospel Story: Good News!
  • The Story of What God Has Done
  • Life Makes Sense: God’s Story of You
June 2014
  • Ten Thousand Reasons
  • Our Life’s Purpose: Part of God’s Story
  • No More Crying There
  • Paradise Regained
  • The Great Multitude
  • The Final Judgment
  • Do Not Be Amazed!
  • Will We Be Recognized in Heaven?
  • Soon and Very Soon?
  • When Jesus Comes Again
  • Before Jesus Comes Again
  • How Can We Provide Comfort?
  • Death Does Not Have the Last Word
  • Should Christians Be Afraid of Death?
  • If Jesus Had Been There
  • Why Do Bad Things Happen?
  • Living Life for Those Who Are Least
  • Sharing From Our Abundance
  • The Rich Fool
  • God's Kingdom in Our Midst
  • Is That All There Is?
  • But Why?
  • The Bully on the Block
  • Love Never Fails!
  • Can We Be Sure Who Jesus Is?
  • Undercover Ceo
  • How God Picks Up the Pieces
  • Did God Lose Control?
  • Paradise Lost
  • Made in God's Image
  • In the Beginning
May 2014
  • Cast All Your Cares on Him
  • Ho Pater Ton Oiktirmos: "The Father of Mercies"
  • Theos Hemon Pater: "God Our Father"
  • Abba Ho Pater: "Abba, Father"
  • Patros Mou: "My Father"
  • Theou Patros: "God the Father"
  • Despotes: "Master"
  • Kyrios: "Lord"
  • Ho Basileus Ton Ethnon: "King of the Nations"
  • Ho Theos: "God"
  • Yahweh Tsidkenu: "The Lord Our Righteousness"
  • Yahweh Ra'ah: "The Lord Is My Shepherd"
  • Yahweh Sabaoth: "The Lord of Hosts"
  • Yahweh Mekoddishkem: "The Lord Who Sanctifies You"
  • Yahweh Shalom: "The Lord Is Peace"
  • Yahweh Nissi: "The Lord Is My Banner"
  • Yahweh Rapha: "The Lord Who Heals"
  • Yahweh Yireh: "The Lord Will Provide"
  • Adonai: "Lord, Master, Owner"
  • Yahweh: "I Am Who I Am"
  • El Hakkadosh: "The Holy God"
  • El Hakkavod: "The God of Glory"
  • El Olam: "The Everlasting God"
  • El Gibbor: "The Mighty God"
  • El Tsaddik: "The Righteous God"
  • El Emet: "The Faithful God of Truth"
  • El Shaddai: "God Almighty"
  • El Roi: "The God Who Sees"
  • El Elyon: "The Most High God"
  • El or Elohim: "The One True God"
  • What's in a Name?
April 2014
  • Amazing Love
  • God in the Neighborhood
  • More Than We Can Imagine
  • Following Jesus
  • Feed My Sheep
  • Gone Fishing
  • A Disciple's Purpose
  • Believing and Not Seeing
  • The Peace of Christ
  • Name Recognition
  • A Day Like No Other
  • Hope in the Garden
  • "It Is Finished"
  • A True and Other-Worldly Kingdom
  • Letting the World Know
  • The Best Protection Plan
  • Grief to Joy
  • The Palm Parade
  • Remaining in Christ
  • Never Alone
  • Finding Your Way
  • Hope for Troubled Hearts
  • A New Command
  • What Glory Looks Like
  • Into the Night
  • Being Known
  • I Have Set You an Example
  • Daily Hygeine
  • Willing to Be Washed
  • Full Extent of His Love
March 2014
  • The Good News
  • "Secret" Christians
  • Scripture Is Fulfulled
  • The Son of God
  • God's New Temple
  • Passover Relived
  • Enduring Forsakenness
  • The Curse of Crucifixion
  • No Sorrow Like His Sorrow
  • The Last Shall Be First
  • Heroic Minor Characters
  • Mocked and Mocked Again
  • Taking the Blame
  • Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus the Messiah?
  • When Silence Speaks
  • Responding to the Lord's Look
  • Cursing Under Pressure
  • Confession
  • Discipleship Failure
  • Finishing Well
  • The Weapons of Our Warfare
  • Betrayed With a Kiss
  • The Spirit Is Willing
  • Watching
  • Praying According to God's Will
  • Rightly Estimating Our Commitment
  • The Kingdom of God Has Come
  • The Lord Knows Everything
  • The Lord's Guest Room and Supper
  • A Murderous Plot and Betrayal
  • "In Memory of Her"
February 2014
  • Blessing and Strength
  • Treasure in This World
  • Language
  • Valley and Darkness
  • Seeds That Choke
  • Odor of Life
  • Paul the Traveler
  • Our Will or God's?
  • Journey's End
  • Completely Safe
  • Blind Guides
  • Who Is Leading Us?
  • God's Word and Passing Away
  • God Is Present Everywhere
  • Days Like a Shadow
  • Wings for Times of Trouble
  • Running for Your Life
  • Do You Know Where You Are Going?
  • Out of Egypt
  • Jacob in Egypt
  • Ezra and God's Good Law
  • A Heavenly City
  • Counting Our Days
  • Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus
  • Run!
  • Roamers and Pilgrims
  • Pilgrims to the Father's House
  • Strangers
January 2014
  • Remember
  • The Old Friend of Sin
  • Join the Parade of Praise
  • Call and Response
  • Location, Location, Location
  • Renewing Vows
  • The Choice
  • Tell the Story
  • The List
  • Integrity
  • Are We Done Yet?
  • Be Alert
  • Making it Right
  • The Gift of Tension
  • Serving Together
  • Let's Rebuild
  • A Prayer for Renewal
  • Coming Clean
  • A Prayer of Confession
  • Help Wanted
  • Unhindered
  • The Family Business
  • Get it Done
  • A Little Message
  • By Whose Authority?
  • Help
  • Enemies
  • Building a Community of Worship
  • Names Matter
  • Keepsakes
  • Called Back and Restored

December 2013
  • Victorious Christ
  • Confidence Rooted in Relationship
  • New Year Blessing
  • Sharing the Hope
  • Christmas Lifestyle
  • Christmas Gifts
  • Glory to God!
  • God With Us
  • Whom Do You Trust?
  • Perfect Timing
  • Home for Christmas
  • Grace and Truth
  • God Stooping to Communicate
  • Jesus Answers Our Needs
  • The Holy One
  • Hope for Sinners
  • The Living One
  • Peace of God
  • Peace With God
  • Prince of Peace
  • Revealing the Father
  • Everlasting Father
  • Mighty God and Our Enemies
  • Mighty God and Hardships
  • Mighty God in Our Lives
  • Mighty God
  • Wonderful
  • Wonderful Counselor
  • Light in Our Darkness
  • Jesus
  • Christmas Hope
November 2013
  • Stuck in Guilt, Restored to Discipleship
  • Stuck in Fear, Sent Out With Peace
  • Stuck in Grief, Pulled Into Joy
  • Jesus Finishes His Work
  • A Matter of Identity
  • Union With God
  • "I Pray for Them ..."
  • Granted Authority!
  • "I Am the Vine"
  • "You Believe in God; Believe Also in Me"
  • i'm Coming Back!
  • Jesus Washes Our Feet
  • Washing Jesus' Feet
  • He Will Call Our Name!
  • An Angry Lord at the Death of a Friend
  • At First Jesus Didn't Come
  • The Freedom of Jesus
  • What Does Jesus Want Us to Do?
  • The Crossover
  • The Gift of God
  • An Astounding Truth
  • We Must Be Born Again; He Must Die
  • Who Knows the Truths of Heaven?
  • The Teacher From God!
  • Jesus' First Words
  • "Like a Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • A Stunning Declaration
  • People Loved Darkness Instead of Light
  • In the Beginning, Life; at the End, Life
  • ... and the Word Was God
October 2013
  • Be Amazed!
  • A Firm Foundation
  • Watch Out for False Disciples!
  • Watch Out for Wolves!
  • Walking the Narrow Road
  • God the Giver
  • Keeping Pearls Away From Pigs
  • Dealing Wih the Dirt in Our Eyes
  • Don't Worry About It!
  • The Treasure of Your Heart
  • Hungering for God
  • How to Pray
  • Anonymous Donors
  • Loving Those You Hate
  • The Extra Mile
  • Truth Tellers
  • What God Has Joined Together
  • Breaking Free From the Power of Lust
  • What to Do With Anger
  • The Fulfillment of the Law
  • Shining Bright
  • Seasoned for Service
  • Being Happy When You're Harassed
  • Make Peace!
  • Pure Hearts
  • Have Mercy!
  • An Appetite for God
  • Meekness Wins the Day!
  • Through Tears, Comfort
  • Only the Outsiders Are Insiders
  • A New Way to Live
September 2013
  • A Manner of Living
  • Giving
  • Become a Bird Watcher
  • Love for Those Who Are Different
  • Christian Friendship
  • Give What You Have, at Home
  • I Might Die Today; God Has it Handled
  • Letting Go
  • Love
  • Fantasies
  • Love Your Enemies?
  • Happier Without It?
  • The Happy Day
  • A Good Day's Work
  • Getting Loose From Nabal
  • Repenting of the Darkness
  • Inner Beauty
  • Hometown Missionaries
  • The Sweet Flow of Eternal Life
  • God's Damaged Fruit
  • God Won't Quit
  • Christ, and Christ Alone
  • Hope for a Family
  • Accepting Imperfection
  • The Happy Giveaway
  • Jesus Is Not a "Happy Pill"
  • Do You Ever Get to Home Plate?
  • Jesus Welcomes You
  • Truth in Advertising
  • "Happier-Ness"-What?
August 2013
  • Looking Into the Future
  • The Eternal Sun
  • God's Leading
  • A Great Cloud of Witnesses
  • God's Presence
  • Times of Drought
  • When Nature Strikes
  • Global Cooling?
  • The Spirit as the Wind
  • Finding God
  • One God, One Mediator
  • Blessed Assurance
  • Stilling the Storm
  • "The Kingdom of God Is Near"
  • Hearing God
  • The Heavy Rain
  • God's Help in Drought
  • Fun in the Sun
  • Hail
  • Praise the Lord!
  • Help in Storm
  • The Sun of Righteousness
  • The Joy of Salvation
  • Climate Change
  • Summer Day
  • Sun and Rain
  • A Prayer in a Thunderstorm
  • The Rainbow
  • Forty Days That Drowned the World
  • The Mighty God
  • Unoriginal Topic?
July 2013
  • There Remains a Sabbath Rest!
  • Falling Short of God's Rest
  • Jesus at the Center
  • Jesus' Pattern
  • Not by Bit and Bridle
  • Conversation Between Friends
  • The Gentle Whisper
  • The Lord's Day
  • Experiencing Joy
  • The Source of Joy
  • Rejoice in the Lord
  • God Is Love
  • The People Business
  • Free to Serve Others
  • Mercy, Not Sacrifice
  • Embracing Relationships
  • Telling
  • Journaling
  • Deepening the Memory Traces
  • Forgetting
  • Remembering
  • Chosen in Love
  • Sharpening Our Axe
  • Pausing
  • Keeping Tempo
  • The First Sabbath Keeper
  • God's Gift of Sabbath
  • Bearing Fruit
  • "Being" Versus "Doing"
  • Driven to Distraction
  • Be Still
June 2013
  • Words of Life
  • God Saves
  • A Message of Hope
  • Good News
  • Eyes of Faith
  • Tunnel Vision
  • Serving as He Serves
  • A Servant Faithful to God
  • A Light for the Nations
  • Paying the Price
  • The Power of Forgiveness
  • A Wet Syrian
  • Small Loaves
  • Fueled by Hope
  • Resurrection Hope
  • Shalom
  • Welcome Home
  • A Home Away From Home
  • More Than Enough
  • Nothing but a Jar of Oil
  • Blasphemous Words
  • Mocking Words
  • A Polluted Man
  • A Polluted Spring
  • The Real Thing
  • I Told You So
  • The Anointed One
  • Picking Up the Cloak
  • An Immediate Yes
  • Finding Elisha
May 2013
  • The Bride
  • Salvation
  • Being Grateful
  • The Blood of Jesus
  • The Love of God
  • Taking Up Our Cross
  • New Wineskins
  • The Burning Lamp
  • Choosing a Master
  • Engaging With Jesus
  • Breakfast With Jesus
  • Connecting With Our Father
  • The Power of Promises
  • Abiding in the Vine
  • Friends of God
  • Self-Denial
  • Intimacy Is Possible
  • Hard Hearts
  • Hearing God's Word
  • Walls
  • Standing
  • Hearing the Voice of God
  • Our Dwelling Place
  • Glory of God
  • The Face of God
  • The Power of Covenant
  • House of God
  • The Altar
  • Walking With God
  • Community Buster
  • In the Beginning
April 2013
  • Wash Feet
  • Confess and Pray
  • Practicing Patience
  • Humility
  • Gifts for Glory
  • Offer Hospitality
  • Encourage and Build
  • Justice, Mercy, Compassion
  • Love Each Other
  • Choose to Be Accepting
  • Judgment or Forgiveness
  • Living in Harmony
  • Devotion and Honor
  • Meet and Encourage
  • Spur On
  • Restore, Encourage, Agree, Be at Peace
  • Wait
  • Teach and Admonish in Wisdom
  • Put on New Clothes
  • Carry Burdens
  • Provoking and Envying
  • Bite, Devour, Destroy
  • Serve Humbly in Love
  • Iron Sharpens Iron
  • Compassion and Forgiveness
  • Speaking With Psalms
  • Commend His Works
  • Members of One Body
  • Help to Stand
  • Avoiding Advantage
March 2013
  • Blessed Believers
  • Fearful Followers
  • A Confident Christ Dies
  • A Beloved's Betrayal
  • A Follower's Gratitude
  • Giving God His Due
  • iT's a House of Prayer, but ...
  • The Whole World?
  • The Lord's Look
  • I Am He
  • Believe in God and in Me
  • Thirty Pieces of Silver
  • Christ's Authority
  • A Focused Lord Jesus
  • Seeking and Saving
  • Letting it All Go
  • Looking at Ourselves
  • Where Are the Other Nine?
  • The Why of His Coming
  • Not Listening Again?
  • Greatness in the Kingdom
  • A Faithful Father
  • Counting the Cost
  • The Savior's Sorrow
  • Jesus Facing His "Baptism"
  • Kingdom Priorities
  • Greater Than Jonah
  • Persistent Prayers
  • Distracted Followers
  • Resolute Followers
  • A Resolute Jesus!
February 2013
  • Love Remains
  • Love in a Mirror
  • Childlike Love
  • Love Lasts
  • Love Hopes
  • Love Trusts
  • Protection
  • Joy in the Truth
  • Evil Delight
  • No Record Keeping
  • Self-Seeking - or Not
  • Love Has Good Manners
  • Humility
  • No Boasting, No Vaunting
  • True Love
  • What Envy Does
  • Without Envy
  • Radical Kindness
  • Simple Kindness?
  • Controversial Kindness
  • Kindness
  • Patience
  • A New Kind of Love
  • Giving Away Everything?
  • Know-it-Alls
  • Angel Tongues
  • If Not Love
  • Our Greatest Need
January 2013
  • The Good Shepherd
  • Listen! Let Me Tell You
  • Unless the Lord Builds
  • Praise the Lord
  • With Gratitude to God
  • Guarding Our Mouth
  • God's Great Love
  • Our God Forgives
  • Saying "No" Is Not Enough
  • You Are Special!
  • Where Is God When it Hurts?
  • God Is Where We Are
  • Never Afraid?
  • Do We Enjoy God's Presence?
  • The Peace of God in Stressful Times
  • Is Life Unfair?
  • Does God Heal All Diseases?
  • The Majesty of God
  • Not About Us
  • On Holy Ground
  • Do Christians Get Depressed?
  • A Prayer for Every Christian
  • Confronted to Confess
  • God Owns it All
  • The Fool Says ...
  • Time Out for Worship
  • Can God Be Trusted?
  • Road Map for Our Journey
  • God Keeps No Record
  • Counting Our Days
  • New Year's Confidence

December 2012
  • The Light of the World
  • He Gives Us Space
  • Thirsty for the Spirit
  • Little Ones
  • A Season for Christmas?
  • Jesus
  • A Day for Singing
  • The Rising Sun
  • Shared Joy
  • Mary Sings!
  • "How Will This Be?"
  • Getting Ready
  • Who Is Jesus?
  • "It Only Takes One Christmas!"
  • Good Things From Galilee
  • John's Joy
  • Waiting While God Hides
  • A Mysterious Sign
  • An Encouraging Word
  • Blocked Healing
  • Rejoice Always
  • Children of the Light
  • Where Righteousness Dwells
  • Hopeful Grieving
  • God-Taught
  • Strong Hearts
  • Our Glory and Joy
  • Called In
  • Waiting for His Son
  • God's Patience
  • The Baby Leaped for Joy
November 2012
  • Squinting Into the Storm
  • Watching Faith Grow
  • Second-Hand Faith
  • Two Ways to Share Our Faith
  • Sharing Our Faith
  • Living Large
  • Habits of Faith
  • Finding the Familiar in the Fog
  • Forms of Surrender
  • Not Quite Saved?
  • "I'm Good!"
  • Saving Faith
  • The Need for Fog
  • What Does Sustain Us
  • In Search of Comfort
  • Sustaining Faith
  • Asking Better
  • Finding God's Direction
  • Asking for Guidance
  • Directional Faith
  • Good Things During Bad Times
  • Connecting in a Crisis
  • Crisis Faith
  • Wanting to Squint
  • Learning to Squint
  • Why God Likes Faith
  • The Importance of Squinting
  • Seeing What Was There All Along
  • Is Faith a Verb?
  • Thoughts About Faith
October 2012
  • Separation Parables
  • About Weeds
  • Lost and Wandering Sheep
  • Salt and Light
  • Old and New Treasures
  • Give and You Shall Receive
  • A Persistent Plea
  • Healthy Eyes Needed
  • The Foolish Path of Safety
  • A Generation That Refuses to Respond
  • Commitment as a Strong Defense
  • A Priceless Treasure and Its Cost
  • Decisions and Actions
  • Wise and Foolish Defined
  • Shame and Honor Reversed
  • Which Do We Despise Today?
  • Who Is Our Samaritan?
  • An Unnamed but Memorable Woman
  • God Loves Alleys and Country Lanes
  • Yeast in the Kingdom?
  • Giant Cedars and Tiny Mustard Seeds
  • By Itself the Kingdom Grows
  • Kingdom Seed
  • The Master's Absurd Patience
  • The Eccentric Owner
  • Unfathomable Forgiveness
  • Mercy Extended
  • The Master Who Serves
  • The Father and Two Lost Sons
  • Time to Celebrate
  • Surprised by Grace
September 2012
  • Ninety-Nine and One
  • Tithes: An Old, Thorny Question
  • If I ... Do Not Have Love ...
  • A Strong Tower
  • Forgiveness, Joy, and Peace
  • Whatever You Do
  • Healing
  • Losing and Finding
  • Slaves to Sin, Slaves to Righteousness
  • What Are You Good At?
  • Not Swerving Right or Left
  • Guard Your Heart
  • A Passion for Evangelism
  • A Passion for Justice
  • All Have Sinned
  • Life Not Dominated by Fear
  • Taking Offense
  • An Adulterous Generation
  • Examining Our Priorities
  • A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
  • What Shall We Eat?
  • Young and Old
  • Not Alone
  • The Big Picture
  • Pray Without Ceasing
  • Coveting
  • The Focal Point
  • Deep Roots
  • The Holy Scriptures
  • Maturity and Balance
August 2012
  • Buried in Your Inheritance
  • Old and New
  • The Past in the Present
  • Hold On
  • Committed to Unity
  • A Perceived Threat
  • Rest on Every Side
  • Sharing the Inheritance
  • Cities of Safety
  • The Landowner
  • Living With the Enemy
  • Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
  • Unfinished Work
  • God So Loved the World
  • Panic
  • Danger Ahead
  • Misplaced Confidence
  • Waiting for God's Gifts
  • An Oath to Die For
  • Rahab's Promised Rest
  • The Lord's Treasury
  • All for Worship
  • The Sword of the Lord
  • Stones of Memory
  • Confidence
  • Help From an Outsider?
  • What Rahab Knew
  • Rahab's House
  • Bible Times
  • Rest From the Enemy
  • God's Word Will Not Pass Away
July 2012
  • Just a Touch
  • The Mission
  • Rest Area
  • The Question Is ...
  • Stealing From God
  • See the Future
  • A Gross Miracle
  • 3d Jesus
  • On the Same Team
  • Don't Be Quiet!
  • No Other Option
  • Trust Me
  • Jesus Is Available on the Sabbath
  • Getting Into God's Club
  • Search and Rescue
  • Lost and Found
  • Knowing Your Place
  • The No-Name Woman
  • Here's Your Sign
  • On the Road Again
  • The Heart of Worship
  • Do I Have Your Attention?
  • Water of Life
  • Shepherd Us, Dear Lord
  • Too Late?
  • The Smell of Acceptance
  • Trust Me!
  • Spirit of Truth
  • Show and Tell
  • True Safety
  • Welcome Back
June 2012
  • Supernatural Peace
  • Profile of a Peacemaker
  • Doing Your Part
  • Revenge Is Wrong
  • We Must Forgive
  • Forgiven to Forgive
  • Clear Confession
  • Overlooking
  • Really Sorry
  • Helpful Words
  • Hateful Words
  • Fighting Words
  • Bitterness
  • Truth Matters
  • Restoration
  • Step Four: Be Reconciled
  • Step Three: Gently Restore
  • Step Two: Remove Your Plank
  • Step One: Glorify God
  • Attacking Conflict
  • Escaping Conflict
  • The Priority of Peace
  • Overwhelming Peace
  • Peace With Others
  • The Real Issue
  • What's the Problem?
  • Begin With God
  • PEACE = SHALOM
  • The Source of Peace
  • Crying for Peace
May 2012
  • The Joy of the Walk
  • The Primary Promise
  • Seeking Guidance
  • Assigning Value Together
  • Harnessing the Spirit
  • Simple Service
  • Faith and Service
  • The Treasure Principle
  • Change Is in the Air
  • Sabbath
  • A Day of Rest
  • Meditation
  • Simplify
  • Changed Focus
  • Opening Our Eyes
  • Confession
  • Putting on a Show
  • Super-Spirituality?
  • Practicing Self-Denial
  • Gratitude
  • Recognizing God
  • Asking for a Blessing
  • Praying for the Kingdom
  • Be Specific
  • The Primary Habit
  • Habits for Holiness
  • Becoming Holy
  • Getting Saved
  • Walking With God
  • Training
  • Works in Progress
April 2012
  • Do You Know Where You Are?
  • Taking a Break
  • Following Faithfully
  • On Coming to the Wedding Feast
  • Follow the Lamb
  • What's in it for Me?
  • Jesus Is Calling: Are We Listening?
  • Come ...
  • Walking in the Light
  • Following Jesus at Work
  • Are You Tired Out?
  • Wherever You Go! Really?
  • Whose Voice Are You Following?
  • Revisiting Old Hurts
  • Follow Me!
  • From Faith to Faith: The Emmaus Road
  • From Faith to Faith: John
  • From Faith to Faith: Peter
  • His Power and a New Purpose
  • His Presence and His Peace
  • Why Are You Crying?
  • He Is Risen Indeed
  • Freedom
  • Following Boldly
  • It Is Finished
  • Jesus' New Command
  • Spoilsport
  • Fragrance
  • A Lavish Gift
  • A King on a Donkey?
March 2012
  • All-Sufficient Savior
  • Scorning Scorn
  • Watching His Steps
  • Fragments
  • The Towel
  • Loving God
  • Words
  • Open, Illuminated
  • The Grand Guide
  • Endurance
  • Vigorous Action, Sweet Quiet
  • The Tent of Discontent
  • Thinking About God's Kindness
  • Pleasant and Fitting
  • Promises Made-and Kept
  • Sinner and Savior
  • In the Ditch
  • Glorifying God in Death
  • In the Midst of Storm
  • Good, Simple, Strong Words
  • Spending a Day With Jesus
  • God's Way, Not Ours
  • Taste and See
  • Hands
  • Followership
  • The Lord's Classroom
  • Come Closer
  • Formed for Praise
  • Hidden Faults, Secret Sins
  • The Unseen Sees
  • How Does the Good News Begin?
February 2012
  • Teamwork
  • The Circle Broken
  • God's Adopted Family
  • The One and Only
  • Finding Jesus
  • Prayer Power
  • The Exclusive Christ
  • Joy in Understanding
  • Hidden Believers
  • Pass it On
  • Kingdom Alignment
  • And in First Place ...
  • Dinner's Ready!
  • The Cost of Holiness
  • Guilt and Grace
  • On the Cutting Edge of the Kingdom
  • The Way of Prosperity
  • Drink and Live
  • Stocking Feet
  • The Gifts of the Nations
  • Let the Walls Fall Down
  • The Power of Patience
  • Practicing Pentecost
  • The Gift of Hospitality
  • Held by God
  • Gospel Power
  • Hearing God in Surprising Places
  • Who Are the Missionaries?
  • Where Are the Christians?
January 2012
  • Growth Is Guaranteed
  • Growth Is Gradual
  • Growth Is Gracious
  • The Supplement of Self-Control
  • Self-Control
  • Choosing Gentleness
  • Gentleness
  • An Audience of One
  • Faithfulness
  • For Goodness' Sake
  • Goodness
  • Clothed With Kindness
  • Kindness
  • Thank You for Waiting
  • Patience, Forbearance
  • Channels of Peace
  • Peace
  • The Secret to Joyfulness
  • Joy
  • The Legacy of Dirk Willems
  • Love
  • We Work Out What God Works In
  • Not for Our Picking or Choosing
  • The Pain of Pruning
  • Strengthened by Hardship
  • The Difference Between Root and Fruit
  • Fresh Fruit, Not Flesh Fruit
  • A Whole New Life
  • Fertilizer for Faith
  • Jesus Is the True Vine
  • The Best Resolution of All

December 2011
  • Jesus, Name Above All Names
  • Jesus, Firstborn of Creation
  • Jesus, Our Peace
  • Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life
  • Jesus, the Physician of Physicians
  • Jesus, the Cornerstone
  • Jesus, Immanuel
  • Jesus, the Son of God
  • Jesus, Our Hope
  • Jesus, the Teacher of Teachers
  • Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega
  • Jesus, the Head of the Church
  • Jesus, the Sun of Righteousness
  • Jesus, the Savior of the World
  • Jesus, the Prince of Peace
  • Jesus, the Everlasting Father
  • Jesus, the Lamb of God
  • Jesus, Lord of Lords
  • Jesus, the True Refuge
  • Jesus, the Word of God
  • Jesus, the Water of Life
  • Jesus, the Only Mediator
  • Jesus, the Righteous Advocate
  • The Way, the Truth, and the Life
  • Jesus, Friend of Sinners
  • Jesus, Our Great God and Savior
  • Jesus, the Gate for the Sheep
  • Jesus, the Good Shepherd
  • Jesus, the Bread of Life
  • Jesus, the Light of the World
  • Jesus, the Messiah
November 2011
  • Sharing in Heaven's Joy
  • Carpe Diem-"Seize the Day"
  • Know and Tell the Whole Story
  • iT's All About Love-God's Love
  • A Ready Testimony
  • Now Is the Time
  • Our Patient and Active Missionary God
  • The Strength of Community
  • The Witness of Unity
  • Aromatic Christians
  • Be a Positive Kingdom Influence
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • Out of the Saltshaker, Into the World
  • Serving Through Prayer
  • Seeing as Jesus Sees
  • Golden Rule Evangelism
  • Servant Evangelism
  • Trusting God
  • Chameleons or Missionaries?
  • A Global Mission Here at Home
  • A Growing Vision for Mission
  • Witness Where You Are
  • Power Up
  • A Missionary People
  • The Servant Leader
  • Nazareth! ...?
  • Hanging Out in Our Neighborhood
  • Our Missionary Jesus
  • A Missionary God
  • From Fear to Joy to Call
October 2011
  • Praying "So That" Prayers
  • Humility Needed
  • Extraordinary Compassion
  • No Turning Back
  • Refreshed by God
  • Coming Down From the Mountaintop
  • Waiting and Watching
  • Come Here to Me
  • Bleeding for Attention
  • Following or Wavering?
  • Serving to Save
  • From Weeping to Witness
  • First Give
  • Not an Easy Life
  • Gentle Words
  • God's Timing, Not Ours
  • Fear and Trembling
  • An Unlikely Choice
  • The Power of "Perhaps"
  • The Ears of a Hero
  • A Mother's Prayer
  • God at Work
  • Heroes Need One Other
  • Troubles and Blessings
  • How Do You Judge a Hero?
  • Too Many?
  • Why Are You Calling Me?
  • A Hero in Hiding?
  • Who Gets the Credit?
  • Ordinary People-Extraordinary God
  • By Faith
September 2011
  • Above All Else
  • An Inside Job
  • From the Inside Out
  • Honoring Marriage
  • Haughty Eyes
  • Envy
  • Pride
  • Stewardship
  • Words of Wisdom
  • Tongue Control
  • A Little Help for My Friends
  • Good Things Don't Come Cheap
  • Full-Circle Generosity
  • Self-Control
  • Drinking
  • Self-Discipline
  • My Plans and God
  • Planning and Advice
  • Words and Silence
  • A Little Help From My Friend
  • Don't Get "Fooled"
  • Beyond Anger
  • Bad Anger
  • Good Anger
  • Desiring Honest Feedback
  • Work Day
  • Wisdom Starts With Fear
  • God's Desire for Me
  • About Wisdom
  • Wise Guy
August 2011
  • An Uncertain Ending
  • Robbing God
  • Wholehearted Worship
  • God Does Not Play Favorites
  • The Wrong Kind of King
  • Urban Renewal
  • God's Dress Code
  • The Gift of a Second Chance
  • Glory Days
  • Rest for Restless People
  • Any Day Now!
  • Trusting God When Life Is Barren
  • When Good Folks Finish Last
  • Beautiful Feet, Beautiful Message
  • What God Really Wants
  • "Daddy, I Need Help!"
  • Take Courage!
  • God in the Working World
  • Loving "Those People"
  • The God of Second Chances
  • When Life Is the Pits
  • "Chosen People" Syndrome
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Ripe for Picking
  • Is Your God a Kitten or a Lion?
  • The Day of the Lord
  • God's Voice in a Disaster
  • God's Garden of Righteousness
  • Our Compassionate Father
  • Hosea's Love Story
  • What's Your Name?
July 2011
  • Christ's Bride, His Church
  • A Beautiful Bride
  • Our Great God Is Always Working
  • Christ Reigns!
  • A Holy Spreadsheet
  • Old and Young
  • Unmet Hopes
  • Praise and Pain
  • The Blessing of What They Didn’t Do
  • When Worship Becomes Effortless
  • Worship Is About God
  • iT's Policy
  • Investigation
  • Someday
  • Do You See What God Sees?
  • "I Miss the Organ"
  • Proof of God in Action
  • Fellowship
  • A Holy Hug
  • Created to Be Holy
  • Clothing
  • A Smile of Blessing
  • Pressed Into New Ministry
  • a Place of Grace (Hopefully)
  • Hope on Little Legs
  • Vegetable Love
  • Heroic Hospitality
  • A Refuge
  • Everybody
  • Old and Young
  • God's Pattern
June 2011
  • Called to Grace
  • Vigilant in His Call
  • Equipped in the Call
  • Living Faithfully
  • Living Witness
  • Living With Others
  • Living Marriage
  • Living and Suffering
  • Living Under Authority
  • Called to Submission
  • A Living Child of God
  • Holy and Privileged
  • Holy Self-Examination
  • Holiness and Slander
  • Holiness and Envy
  • Holiness and Hypocrisy
  • Holiness and Deception
  • Holy Love
  • A Spirit-Filled Life
  • Holiness According to the Truth
  • Holy by Grace
  • Holy With and Like Him
  • Am I a Child of God?
  • Assurance-Filled Children of God
  • Enduring Children of God
  • Eternal Children of God
  • Hope-Filled Children of God
  • Joy-Filled Children of God
  • Children of God
  • Who Are You?
May 2011
  • The Best Part
  • The New Jerusalem
  • Maturing in Christ
  • What's Inside?
  • Taking Care of Our Bodies
  • The Precious Book
  • The Last Supper
  • Reconciled to God
  • Life Worth Living
  • Rejoicing in the Lord
  • The Right Spice
  • Potluck
  • An Extraordinary Gift
  • Biblical Prayer
  • A Mealtime Prayer
  • Relating to Others
  • God's Handiwork
  • The Right Diet
  • True Comfort
  • The Most Lavish Feast
  • The Most Secure Refuge
  • Love Your Neighbor
  • God's Creation
  • United in Worship
  • Patient Grace
  • Universal Hunger
  • Feeding the Hungry
  • Something Worth Treasuring
  • To Be Content
  • The Key Ingredient
  • Unfailing Love
April 2011
  • Sweeter Than Honey
  • Words of Grace
  • Words That Dispel Doubt
  • Words of Assurance
  • Words of Provision
  • Words of Purpose
  • First Words of the Resurrection
  • The Day of Silence
  • The Final Sacrifice
  • The First Christian Martyr
  • The Most Radical Teaching of All
  • A Willing Sacrifice
  • A Childhood Prayer
  • Simply Trust
  • Paid in Full
  • Man on a Mission
  • No Quitter
  • A Man Familiar With Suffering
  • Humanity in the Midst of Divinity
  • Rescue!
  • The Scapegoat
  • The Cry of Forsakenness
  • A New Kind of Family
  • A Sword Pierces Mary's Soul
  • A Final Goodbye
  • Can You Be Sure?
  • An Outlandish Request and Response
  • Father, Forgive Them
  • They Do Not Know What They Are Doing
  • Under the Skin
March 2011
  • Eager to Do What Is Good
  • The Golden Chain
  • With Actions and in Truth
  • What Kind of Love?
  • Do You Love Me?
  • Love
  • A Cross in Your Future
  • The Biggest Loser
  • The Wisdom of God
  • It Takes a Community
  • A Smile and Outstretched Hands
  • Adoption
  • God Demonstrates His Love
  • Count Yourselves Dead
  • Crucified With Christ
  • Baptized Into His Death
  • A Wicked Question
  • Ex-Convicts, but Not Model Citizens
  • Jekyll and Hyde and You
  • Like Soldiers or Simon?
  • No Condemnation
  • Triply Condemned
  • The Substitute
  • Confusion Around the Cross
  • Getting the Cross
  • None Understood
  • By the Renewing of Your Mind
  • Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
  • Being Transformed
  • Christ Crucified
  • The Power of the Cross
February 2011
  • Free at Last!
  • Church in Recovery?
  • Admit It
  • Getting What We Ask For
  • Stories
  • Surrender
  • Panic
  • Trouble
  • The Little Things
  • What Do We Really Want?
  • Blessings and Challenges
  • Getting it Right
  • Sinners Seeking God
  • Wrestling
  • A New Name, and a Limp
  • Surrender, Jacob-Style
  • All-Night Fight
  • Stopped
  • Too Fast, Too Busy to Notice
  • On the Move
  • On His Own?
  • Hungry
  • Fast on His Feet
  • Telling Stories
  • The Search for Recovery
  • Rethinking Sin
  • Better Sinners?
  • Still Sinners
January 2011
  • Home Free
  • Called Out of Darkness
  • Shared Memories
  • Getting a Grip on Him
  • If Prison Walls Could Speak
  • Ready to Go Deep
  • People of the Way
  • Numbers Matter
  • Out of Commission!
  • Planters and Gatherers
  • Seeing and Not Seeing
  • These Are Noah's Days
  • Being Out There
  • Cause for Stumbling
  • Finding Christ
  • Where to Begin?
  • Cannibal Shepherds
  • The Inevitable Sacrifice
  • Love's Arrow
  • How the Kingdom Comes
  • Being a Shelter
  • Being a Lighthouse
  • Being a Friend
  • Curses Into Blessings
  • King of the Lost and Found
  • Lost in God?
  • The Desert God
  • Crossed Lines
  • Restless Hearts
  • Faint Tracks of Glory
  • Seeking the Lost

December 2010
  • The Best Is Yet to Come!
  • Reflecting on God's Goodness
  • Meeting God at Midnight
  • Time Out to Take Inventory
  • Because Christ Came
  • Christmas Response
  • A Gift Too Wonderful for Words!
  • Will We See the Savior?
  • Who's in Charge?
  • What Does it Take to Celebrate?
  • How God Gets Us Where He Wants Us
  • Believing the Unbelievable
  • A Troubled City
  • Jesus Knows How You Feel
  • Can We Be Sure?
  • Invited to Find Rest
  • Touching the Untouchables
  • Jesus Came to Comfort
  • Don't Be Afraid!
  • Jesus Finds the Lonely
  • Forgiving for Christ's Sake
  • He Came to Save
  • Healing the Sick
  • Release From Prison
  • Good News for the Poor
  • Why Jesus Came
  • How to Get Ready for Christmas
  • How God Became Man
  • A Next-Door Savior
  • What if You Can't Celebrate?
  • A Time for Celebration
November 2010
  • What an Inheritance!
  • But I Want It!
  • Stealing From God?
  • Evil Empire
  • At What Price?
  • Contentment
  • Sending Provisions Forward
  • Fair Wages?
  • Supporting Christ's Mission?
  • A Good Time to Give?
  • To Each According to Their Need
  • A Fool
  • The Kingdom's Justice First!
  • Wise Investments
  • Being Open-Handed
  • If You Obey, There Should Be No Poor
  • Careless Extravagance
  • A Privileged Child
  • Pillar of Virtue
  • Being Kind
  • Those Who Are Given Much
  • The Root of Evil
  • "But I Didn't Do Anything!"
  • Rest in God
  • Jubilee Celebration
  • Toilsome Labor
  • Taking Good Care
  • Tending God's Garden
  • Good Under God
  • God and Money
October 2010
  • God's Divine Dance
  • These Gifts Are Ours, Right Now!
  • The Cleansing, Life-Giving Light
  • The Darkness Couldn't Extinguish Him!
  • You've Got it Coming!
  • It Won't Be Easy
  • Do You Want Power?
  • How Will Jesus Know Us?
  • Knowing More About God
  • I Want to Know You
  • I Tell You ...
  • "My Lord and My God!"
  • When Being Thankful Is Difficult
  • So Many Gifts!
  • "Peace Be With You!" (Again)
  • "Peace Be With You!"
  • How Does That Happen?
  • To Be Loved to the End!
  • His Love Is Everlasting
  • A New Way!
  • "Neither Do I Condemn You"
  • Do I Have to Put Up With That?
  • How Long, O Lord!
  • Count to Forty
  • Clothe Yourselves With Gentleness
  • Clothe Yourselves With Humility
  • Clothe Yourselves With Kindness
  • Clothe Yourselves With Compassion
  • Sweet, Delicious Fruit!
  • Do I Please God?
  • Living a Life Worthy of the Lord
September 2010
  • End of the Story
  • Benefits of Walking in the Light
  • A Holy Walk
  • Walking in the Light
  • Following the Light
  • What Sacrifice Does God Want?
  • The Future of God's People
  • Idols of Our Time
  • The Joy of a Holy Walk
  • Blameless Walking
  • Walking According to God's Law
  • Dwelling in God's Sanctuary
  • Delighting in God
  • Job: Blameless and Upright
  • Hezekiah Walked With God
  • Kings Who Walk With God
  • Solomon Walked With God
  • Walking in Obedience
  • A Matter of the Heart
  • Walking With God and His Blessing
  • God Walks With His People
  • The Blessing of Jacob
  • Abraham Finds a Wife for Isaac
  • Abraham Proves His Walk With God
  • Abraham Told to Walk With God
  • Noah Walked With God
  • Enoch Walked With God
  • Naked Before God
  • Hiding From God
  • God Walks in the Garden
August 2010
  • To Work
  • Home
  • Album
  • Monument
  • Wind
  • An Anchor
  • Water
  • Agriculture
  • Wheat
  • Communication
  • Signs
  • Collateral Damage
  • Garbage
  • The Bridge
  • Detours
  • Road Conditions
  • Hospitality
  • Rest
  • Ants
  • Scents
  • Flowers
  • Wings
  • Birds
  • Food
  • Rest Stop
  • The Law
  • Roads
  • Packing
  • Directions
  • The Way
  • Wisdom
July 2010
  • "Peace Be With You"
  • The Mistake of Two Disciples
  • One Criminal
  • Spiritually Awake
  • A Sign of the End Times
  • Using Time Wisely
  • The Road to Eternal Life
  • How Do We Pray?
  • God Listens
  • Living Thankfully
  • Good Father
  • If We Do Not Repent
  • Don't Worry
  • "Teach Us to Pray"
  • Spiritual Experience
  • Contradictory Truth
  • Lord Over All
  • Caring Family
  • Tell Me a Story
  • Simon's Spiritual Apathy
  • Have Compassion
  • A Centurion's Faith
  • Reward for Discipleship
  • Owner of the Sabbath
  • Minimum Cost
  • Cast the Nets!
  • The Benefits of Trials
  • "In My Father's House"
  • Select the Weak
  • "The Lord Is With You"
  • Your Prayer Is Heard
June 2010
  • At the River Grace
  • Unwithering Grace
  • Puzzling Grace
  • Name-Writing Grace
  • Escorting Grace
  • "Double Dust Jacket" Grace
  • Shame and Grace
  • Peace and Holiness and Grace
  • Way-Making Grace
  • Guiding Grace
  • Crossroads Grace
  • The Fruit of Grace
  • Grace and Generosity
  • Drenching Grace
  • Prime-Time Grace
  • Grace by the Panful
  • Grace Makes Jolly Beggars
  • Extravagant Grace
  • The Grace of Routine
  • Lost and Gained With Grace
  • Thunderstorm Grace
  • Here and There Grace
  • Crushing Grace
  • Borrowing Grace
  • Faster Than Grace
  • Testimonies of Self and Grace
  • Washing Grace
  • Take-Away Grace
  • Covering Grace
  • Lifting Grace
May 2010
  • Back to the Beginning
  • Testimony Time
  • The Time Is Near
  • Wonderful Moments
  • Joy Under Stress
  • Ask for Everything
  • Ask for Time
  • One Day Closer
  • Faithful to Jesus
  • Words to Say
  • God's Promise
  • The Time Is Short
  • Now Is the Day for Christian Living
  • Ritual: Real and Religious
  • Inside Out
  • Just the Right Time
  • Obey and Repent
  • Hear the Voice of God
  • God's People
  • Seek and See
  • Seek Him While He Can Be Found
  • The Source of Salvation
  • The Lord Is There
  • Light at the End of the Tunnel
  • Time of Discipline?
  • Without God It's a World of Woe
  • Challenge to Change
  • The Way We Were
  • Sin
  • Hands
  • Time
April 2010
  • He Will Come Back
  • Quality Love
  • Cross-Bearing
  • Coming Late to the Kingdom
  • Motivation
  • Celebrating Easter Every Sunday
  • We Need More Antiochs
  • Longing for Holiness
  • Important Work
  • Lost and Found
  • Watch the Kids
  • Faith
  • Sins Forgiven, Sins Forgotten
  • Repent!
  • The Miracle of New Birth
  • Come, Holy Spirit
  • Love Reconciles
  • New Creation
  • Food for Life
  • Choose Life
  • Death Is Hard to Deal With
  • Hope Drained
  • Jesus Walks With Us
  • The Big Picture
  • Trading Places
  • Love Has 20/20 Peripheral Vision
  • Easter Joy Everywhere
  • In the Tomb
  • Amazing Love, How Can it Be?
  • The Cross Lies Ahead
March 2010
  • The Last Word
  • Refiner's Fire
  • The Shepherd and the Sheep
  • Our King on a Donkey
  • Father Abraham and Brother Jesus
  • Joshua the High Priest
  • The Apple of God's Eye
  • Cleansing From the Cross
  • The Song of Salvation
  • The Problem of Answered Prayer
  • The Problem of Unanswered Prayer
  • Trusting in Times of Trouble
  • God's Case Against His People
  • The Shepherd From Bethlehem
  • The Lord and His Temple
  • The Sign of Jonah
  • An Innocent Man
  • Are You a Hurter or a Healer?
  • God's Restoration Project
  • Darkness at Noon
  • The Burden of Being Chosen
  • The Valley of Decision
  • Hope for Hurting Hearts
  • The Day of the Lord
  • Return of the King
  • Mercy, Not Sacrifice
  • Sold to the Highest Bidder
  • A Match Made in Heaven
  • Celebrate the Fulfillment
  • Hear the Grace
  • Feel the Pain
February 2010
  • When It's Too Late
  • God's Far-Reaching Grace
  • Following Jesus' Example
  • Wholeheartedly Seeking God
  • Pathways: Community
  • Pathways: Listening
  • Pathways: Purgings
  • Pathways: By Way of a Priest
  • Pathways: Solitude
  • Pathways: Pilgrimage
  • Promptings: Transitions
  • Promptings: Windfalls
  • Promptings: Terror
  • Promptings: Mysteries
  • Promptings: Honest Guilt
  • Promptings: Spiritual Poverty
  • Promptings: A Nose Hook and Shackles
  • Promptings: Dryness
  • Not Even One
  • Incentives: Pasture
  • Incentives: Rest on Every Side
  • Incentives: Survival
  • Incentives: Sustenance
  • Incentives: Life That Can't Die
  • iT's All About the Heart
  • Every Seeker's Sweet Surprise
  • hE's So Close
  • A Promise Sure
January 2010
  • All Praise
  • God Knows
  • Vengeance
  • Faith Maintenance
  • No One Is Too Small
  • What a Wonderful World!
  • The Good Die Young
  • Lovingkindness
  • Thanksgiving
  • Worship
  • Darkness Is My Closest Friend
  • Hello, Darkness
  • Children's Prayer
  • Psalm for a Slippery Faith
  • Bless You
  • Our Heart's Desire
  • Joy to the World-the Lord Is King
  • Refuge
  • Lost
  • Midday Prayers
  • The True Owner
  • God's Thanksgiving Feast
  • In the Deepest Gorge
  • My Shepherd Supplies
  • My Shepherd
  • Disorientation
  • i'm Listening
  • Fully Alive
  • A Prayer to End the Day
  • Political Prayer
  • Keeping Up, or Not

December 2009
  • The Gift of Failure
  • The Gift of Doubt
  • Jesus Prays for You!
  • The Promise of the Spirit
  • Silent Servant
  • Accepting Death
  • Real Food
  • i've Got a Testimony
  • Driven to Love
  • Great Expectations
  • Standing Tall
  • Leave it Alone
  • Really?
  • Asking and Receiving
  • What Really Matters?
  • FIVE + TWO + JESUS = MIRACLE
  • A Great Faith
  • Truth That Sets You Free
  • Singing Theology
  • Letting Go of Life
  • Change Your Mind!
  • Focus on Jesus
  • Going Out of His Way
  • The Opening Act
  • Believe!
  • A Dark Place
  • The Incomplete List
  • What About You?
  • Amazing Grace
  • The Game Changer
  • Enter the Story
November 2009
  • Home Again, Home at Last
  • Any Place With God Is Home
  • "Go Down to Egypt"
  • A Bag of Tricks
  • Food for the World
  • Up From the Pit
  • Out of Reach
  • The First Will Be Last
  • In the Pit of Death
  • There Goes the Neighborhood
  • You Shall Not Steal
  • The Gate of Heaven
  • Loving Our Neighbors
  • A Tug of War
  • Into the Tent
  • Waiting for the Resurrection
  • Who Knocked on Lot's Door?
  • God at Abraham's Door
  • What Abram Saw Outside
  • Leaving Home
  • Building for a Name
  • In the Beginning, Again
  • Waiting to Get There
  • Sealed in for Life
  • What Fills the Earth
  • The Prodigal Leaves Home
  • What Lurks at the Door
  • Outside the Garden
  • Among the Trees
  • iT's All About God
October 2009
  • Growing in Grace
  • Peter Cries Out
  • Admitting a Problem
  • What a Moment!
  • Leisure Time Needed!
  • Ultimate Table Talk
  • Sharing Together
  • Serving the Body
  • Serving Wholeheartedly
  • Minding Your Business
  • Restoring Yet Respecting
  • Our Commitments Show
  • Sharing a Commitment
  • Working Together
  • Enjoying Each Other
  • Another Good Custom
  • Having Regular Customs
  • Confessing Our Wrongs
  • Learning From Examples
  • Being Responsible
  • Sharing Responsibility
  • Needed Today: A Good Laugh
  • Playing or Praying?
  • The Need to Trust Others
  • Trusting Your God
  • Respecting Others
  • Respecting Our God
  • Always Encouraging
  • Strong Words
  • Talking the Truth
  • Talking About Listening
September 2009
  • Only Those Who Do!
  • Should We Tell Others What to Do?
  • Powerful Prayer
  • Confessing Our Sins
  • Using Our Wealth Wisely
  • Planning the Future Without God
  • Planning the Future With God
  • Judging Others
  • How Can We Get Close to God?
  • Resist the Devil
  • Are We Ready to Surrender?
  • What Causes Fights?
  • Wisdom From Above
  • Silent Bystanders
  • Building Others Up
  • The Way We Talk Tells Who We Are
  • Judgment Without Mercy
  • Showing Favoritism
  • Reaching Out to Those Who Need Us
  • Be Slow to Become Angry
  • Be Slow to Speak
  • Be Quick to Listen
  • God's Way of Escape
  • Don't Blame God When You Blow It
  • When You Don't Know What to Do
  • What Makes it Possible?
  • Consider it Pure Joy?
  • From Cynic to Servant
  • Unchristian?
  • Does Your Faith Make a Difference?
August 2009
  • Farewell
  • For Christlike Living
  • Full Spiritual Armor
  • Loving and Serving
  • Building Each Other Up
  • Giving Thanks
  • Our Only Example
  • New Way of Life
  • Turn-Around
  • Steady Does It
  • Unity and Maturity
  • God's Gifts to His People
  • The Gift of Grace
  • Unity in the Church
  • Unity of the Spirit
  • Imagine-and More!
  • Love That Surpasses Knowledge
  • Power Together
  • Power Dynamics
  • Freedom and Confidence
  • The Church's Message
  • The Church's Purpose
  • The Mystery
  • Belonging to God's Family
  • A New Reality
  • By Grace, Through Faith
  • God's Great Love
  • New Life in Christ
  • No Longer Dead, but Alive!
  • Thanksgiving and Prayer
  • Letters and Greetings
July 2009
  • Work Out Your Salvation
  • Because of His Great Love
  • Submission to the Father
  • Filled With the Spirit
  • Wall of Defense
  • Our True Place
  • The Greatest Descent
  • Bowing Down
  • Faithful Servants
  • Great Is Your Faithfulness
  • Forever Faithful
  • Dare to Be a Daniel
  • Let Your Light Shine
  • Costly Kindness
  • Who Is My Neighbor?
  • Hold on Tight
  • The Lens of Eternity
  • Clothed With Patience
  • The Tough Trail
  • The First Peacemaker
  • Living at Peace
  • A Destiny of Joy
  • Joy From Within
  • The River of Delights
  • Love's Real Test
  • God Is Love
  • True Love
  • Partners in the Orchard
  • A Portrait of Jesus Christ
  • Becoming Like Christ
  • God's Garden
June 2009
  • The Hope of the Resurrection
  • Faith Is the Victory
  • Never Forsaken Because of Jesus
  • The Guilty Acquitted
  • A Broken Promise
  • A Study in Contrasts
  • Jesus Will Return
  • A Bigger Giver
  • If You're Close, Is That Good Enough?
  • A Firm Foundation
  • The Landlord
  • A Triumphal Entry?
  • Lack Nothing
  • Child-Like Trust
  • The Power of Jesus
  • The Cost of Following Jesus
  • Who Is He?
  • No Fear
  • Feed Them
  • The Tragedy of Herod, the Triumph of John
  • Waiting for Jesus
  • Lord of All
  • Listen Up!
  • Mad, Bad, or God
  • Jesus Picks His Betrayer
  • Jesus Meets Our Greatest Need
  • Faith in Action
  • iT's Time
  • Clean House
  • A New Beginning
May 2009
  • The Undoing of Babel
  • Creation and Redemption
  • Joy
  • Justice
  • A Fragrance and a Stench
  • Without Words
  • Longing
  • Blasphemed
  • Fearless
  • I Am
  • The Son of Man
  • Compelled
  • The Church
  • Small Beginnings
  • Barriers
  • Woe
  • Be Prepared
  • Honor
  • Weakness
  • Proverbs
  • Humility
  • Judgment
  • The Crowds
  • The Gospel
  • Surprise!
  • Tolerance
  • One
  • A Slave to Help Save
  • Leave, Go
  • Should I Not Be Concerned ... ?
  • Witnesses
April 2009
  • By Faith: Confessing Our Faith Today
  • By Faith: Considered Righteous
  • By Faith: Bringing Down the Walls
  • By Faith: Baptism
  • By Faith: Fearless
  • By Faith: Choose!
  • By Faith: Bless Your Children
  • By Faith: Trust and Obey
  • By Faith: Going Home
  • By Faith: Saved
  • By Faith: Walking the Walk
  • By Faith: Living for God
  • By Faith: Giving to God With Our Heart
  • By Faith
  • Who Am I?
  • The God of the Living
  • Easter Eyes
  • We Will Be Changed
  • He Has Risen!
  • Too Little, Too Late?
  • It Is Finished
  • "Jesus, Remember Me"
  • Forsaken
  • The Sun Stopped Shining
  • Father, Forgive Them
  • The Donkey-King
  • Swords
  • Let This Cup Pass
  • Never Say "Never"
  • Falling and Rising
March 2009
  • Transformation-an Eye on the Goal
  • Transformation Through Exhortation
  • Transformation Through Equipping
  • Transformation Through the Word
  • Transformation Through Experience
  • Transformation Through End-Time Fervor
  • Transformation Through Expectation
  • Transformation Through Excellence
  • Transformation Through Example
  • Transformation-Extravagant Grace
  • Transformation Through Support
  • Transformation Through Encouragement
  • Transformation-Discipline
  • Transformation-Christ in Me
  • Transformation-a Narrow Path
  • Transformation-Mentored by the Master
  • Transformation-a Foundation of Values
  • Transformation-Planting a Garden
  • Transformation-Climbing the Mountain
  • Transformation-Stretching
  • Transformation Takes Effort
  • Transformation-Education
  • Transformation Through Struggle
  • Transformation-Empowerment
  • Transformation-Continual Growth
  • Transformation-Change
  • Transformation-Reformation
  • Transformation-Performing
  • Transformation-Conforming
  • Transformation-Formation
  • Transformation-Information
February 2009
  • Greatest Show on Earth
  • Grace at the Final Judgment
  • Gathering Grace
  • Singing Grace
  • Gracemongers
  • Grace and Satan
  • Striking Grace
  • Coincidental Grace
  • Converting Grace
  • More Feeding Grace
  • Grace in Older Ones
  • Following Grace
  • Parting Grace
  • Caring Grace
  • Baby-Making Grace
  • Fearsome Grace
  • Gazing Grace
  • Instructing Grace
  • Stooping Grace
  • Helping Grace
  • Crowning Grace
  • Feeding Grace
  • Running Grace
  • Grace to Hear
  • Out-and-in Grace
  • Grumbling, Glory, and Grace
  • Struggling Grace
  • Grace and Sin
January 2009
  • Absolutely Positively
  • The Old Made New
  • A Physical Salvation
  • End of the Cover-Up
  • Life Together
  • God's Global People
  • Becoming Who We Are
  • Family Ties
  • You and the Spirit
  • The Son and the Spirit
  • Before the Bench
  • Waiting for God
  • Ascension: The View From Above
  • Ascension: The View From Below
  • Easter People
  • Descent to Hell
  • Able to Save
  • A Judge's Verdict
  • Heaven Came Down
  • Christ's Title-and Yours
  • Jesus, Name Above All Names
  • iT's All About Jesus
  • Three-Personed God
  • The Caring Father
  • A Peek in the Mirror
  • Who Am I?
  • Glory All Around
  • Return to Our Father
  • … and Your Name Is?
  • In … the Book
  • I Believe…

December 2008
  • Medicine for Doubters
  • In the Flesh
  • Can Anything Good Go to Nazareth?
  • Aged Saints and Long Shots
  • Continuing Expectation
  • God's Gift to Himself
  • In Those Days
  • Questions for God
  • The Crusher
  • Christmas Vision
  • Herod Is Not a Good Listener
  • The Heavens Speak
  • Surprise!
  • The Shepherds' Praises
  • The Work of Being in Wonder
  • Shepherds Who Are Missionaries
  • What a Time for a Trip!
  • Logos (Word)
  • An Iron Rod in a Baby's Hand
  • God's Laughter
  • Words That Get People Talking
  • Mustard Seeds
  • Two Strange Pregnancies
  • What's in a Name?
  • Joseph
  • Maturity
  • Strange Logic
  • Don't Laugh
  • Zechariah's Prayer
  • Silence
  • God Chooses to Have Partners
November 2008
  • War and Peace
  • Dancing and Mourning
  • Keeping and Throwing Away
  • Searching and Giving Up
  • Scattering and Gathering
  • Tearing Down and Building Up
  • Silence and Speaking
  • Tearing and Mending
  • God and Money
  • Night and Day
  • Unity and Diversity
  • Strength and Weakness
  • Love and Fear
  • Trials and Temptations
  • Believing and Acting
  • Wise and Foolish
  • Dead and Alive
  • Then and Now
  • Learning and Teaching
  • Knowledge and Hope
  • Working and Waiting
  • Trusting and Obeying
  • Being and Belonging
  • Joy and Sorrow
  • Love and Hate
  • Closeness and Separation
  • Glorify and Enjoy
  • Grace and Truth
  • Birth and Death
  • Healthy Tension
October 2008
  • Imperishable
  • The Unfathomable Love of God
  • No Regrets
  • Hungry for More
  • Face to Face
  • How Great Thou Art
  • Why
  • In His Time
  • Forgive and Forget
  • Empathy
  • Pass it On
  • Perfect Navigation
  • He Even Counted My Hair
  • What Is Man? (2)
  • What Is Man? (1)
  • Use Me
  • Better Late Than Never
  • Flee Temptations
  • Thanksgiving: An Attitude
  • Focus on Jesus
  • Nowhere to Hide
  • Commitment
  • Immanuel
  • Unshaken Faith
  • Happy Birthday
  • Playing it Safe
  • True Worship
  • Keeping Secrets
  • True Hero
  • No Longer Orphans
  • Cloud of Witnesses
September 2008
  • Stand Firm in His Joy
  • Joyful Encouragement
  • Joy as Contentment
  • Joy and Excellence
  • Prayerful Joy
  • Gentle Joy
  • The Joy of Transformation
  • Forward-Looking Joy
  • Joy in the Midst of Anxiety
  • Protecting Joy From Self-Centeredness
  • Protecting Joy From Legalism
  • Protecting Joy From Pride
  • Protecting Joy
  • Joy in Friendships
  • Joy in the Word
  • Joy in Purity
  • Joy in Growth
  • Joy in Hope
  • Joy in Service
  • Joy in Humility
  • Complete Joy
  • Life Worthy of the Gospel
  • Living the Gospel
  • The March of the Gospel
  • The Goal of the Gospel
  • The Lifelong Gospel
  • The People of the Gospel
  • The God of the Gospel
  • The Gifts of Grace and Peace
  • Rejoicing Always
August 2008
  • Everyone Welcome?Really!
  • Do Not Be Discouraged
  • The Roamin' Chariot
  • Use What You Have
  • Weakness Is Strength
  • Strength Is Weakness
  • You Are God's Child
  • The Silent Room
  • Her Loss Was Her Gain
  • Blessed Be the Name
  • God of Second Chances
  • He Saw the Wind and Sank
  • A Holy Noogy
  • God Is Still at Work
  • She Loves to Worship
  • Dark Night of the Soul
  • The Best Possible Blessing
  • Celebration and Remembrance
  • Joy in the Mourning
  • A Strong Promise Keeper
  • Spiritual Jujitsu
  • Jesus' Highest Value
  • God of Interruptions
  • THANK GOD IT's JUST A DENT
  • God's Word Is Strong
  • A Wordless Teacher
  • A Wonderful Demise
  • Dancing to God's Glory
  • God Works Through Trial
  • A Short and Worthy Life
  • Did Paul Know Weakness?
July 2008
  • Church Dismissed
  • The Great Commission
  • The Harvest Is Plentiful
  • Coming and Going
  • The Giver in the Gift
  • Turning an Excuse Into an Incentive
  • What Goes Around Comes Around
  • Going Right to the Top
  • God's Gym
  • The Grace of God's Presence
  • The Question Everyone Asks
  • In All Things Give Thanks
  • Please and Thank You
  • Grace and Mercy
  • Praise and Thanksgiving
  • Promises in the Dark
  • Waiting Quietly for God
  • The Quiet Man
  • We All Have Promises to Keep
  • You Have Been Pre-Approved!
  • Promises Come With a Sign
  • God Makes Big Promises to Little People
  • The Light Must Be Gentle
  • Making the First Move
  • Kinda Sorry
  • Once More, With Feeling
  • Love Is Not Blind
  • All You Need Is Love
  • The Price We Pay for Love
  • Love's Redeeming Work
  • Let's Get Vertical
June 2008
  • God, the Singer
  • God, the Composer
  • The Supper as a Pledge of Faithfulness
  • The Lord's Supper as a Symbol of Unity
  • Their Eyes Were Opened
  • The Lord's Supper as a Feast of Gratitude
  • The Lord's Supper as Feast
  • The Lord's Supper as Proclamation
  • The Lord's Supper as Covenant Seal
  • Baptism as Apprenticeship
  • Baptismal Clothes
  • Baptism and Suffering
  • Baptism Into the Body of Christ
  • Baptism as Drowning
  • Baptism as Birthing
  • Baptism as Washing
  • The Cross as Foolishness (To the World)
  • Salvation for Shalom
  • Salvation as Adoption
  • The Cross as Conquest
  • The Cross as Reconciliation
  • The Cross as Complete Access to God
  • The Cross as Medicine
  • God, Our Light
  • God, the Teacher
  • God, the Mother Bear
  • God, the Shepherd
  • God, the Potter
  • The Shelter of God's Wings
  • God, Our Refuge
May 2008
  • Members of God's Family
  • Parents and Children (2)
  • Parents and Children (1)
  • Honor Your Mother
  • How We Talk Tells Who We Are
  • Money Matters!
  • Time Out for Worship
  • The Blessings of Adoption
  • The Hurt That Will Not Go Away
  • Support for Single Parents
  • Do We Belong Together?
  • Love for a Lifetime
  • Is it Really Worth It?
  • The Uninvited Home Invader
  • Something We Don't Talk About
  • Dying for a Drink?
  • Behind Closed Doors
  • The Blame Game
  • Learning to Say "I'm Sorry"
  • Learning to Listen
  • The Fruit of the Spirit
  • How Do You Know Who's Right for You?
  • Why Marry?
  • Husbands and Wives (3)
  • Husbands and Wives (2)
  • Husbands and Wives (1)
  • For Best Results...
  • Should Everyone Get Married?
  • Why God Made Marriage
  • The First Wedding
  • The Mystery of Marriage
April 2008
  • Three-Fold Blessing
  • Judgment Against Moab and Damascus
  • Judgment Against Assyria and Philistia
  • Crushing the Serpent's Head
  • The Instrument of Judgment Is Judged
  • Jesus' New World Order (3)
  • Jesus' New World Order (2)
  • Jesus' New World Order (1)
  • Jesus: Anointed by the Spirit
  • A Faithful Remnant Remains (2)
  • A Faithful Remnant Remains (1)
  • War Gives Way to Peace
  • The Incredible Expanding Kingdom
  • Waiting and Trusting in God
  • Unbelief Deserves God's Judgment
  • Immanuel, God's Own Sign
  • Isaiah's Difficult Task
  • The Calling
  • Jesus Is Lord
  • The True Vine
  • The Glory of Jesus Covers Our Sin
  • Sin Is Essentially Against the Lord
  • The Last Days Follow God's Judgment
  • Christ's Light Exposes the Darkness
  • The Promised Last Days
  • God's Law and Our Sin
  • God Does Not Accept Bribes
  • The Consequences of Sin
  • When We Lose God's Hand of Blessing
  • The Impact of Sin on Our Minds
March 2008
  • Always Remember
  • Follow Me!
  • Do You Love Me?
  • A Battle With Doubt
  • Why Simon?
  • Stay With Us
  • Why Are You Crying?
  • Who Will Roll the Stone Away?
  • Easter
  • As Secure as You Can
  • A Cry of Victory
  • A Cry of Anguish
  • A Look of Love
  • Let Them Go
  • Do You Believe in Angels?
  • Love One Another
  • Night or Light
  • Practical Christianity
  • A Towel
  • The Heart of God
  • You Are Invited
  • You Are a Temple
  • Cleansing the Temple (3)
  • Cleansing the Temple (2)
  • Cleansing the Temple (1)
  • The Tears of Jesus
  • On a Donkey
  • The Triumphal Entry
  • The Extravagance of Love
  • Friends
  • Jesus Goes to Jerusalem
February 2008
  • Waiting for Jesus
  • Silence: To Prepare for the End
  • Jesus Retreats Before His Last Battle
  • Jesus Retreats to Pray
  • Jesus Retreats
  • Receiving Spiritual Direction
  • Confession: We Confess to Live
  • Fasting: Because Jesus Lives in You
  • Celebration: Breakfast With the Lord
  • Celebration: Jesus? Last Supper
  • Celebration: Enough to Give Away
  • Celebration: Jesus Celebrates a Wedding
  • Journaling
  • Thanking God in All You Do
  • Giving Thanks: Thanking God Forever
  • Forgiveness: Jesus? People Giving It
  • Forgiveness: Rejecting It
  • Forgiveness: Receiving It
  • Forgiveness: A Gift From Jesus
  • The Practice of Lectio Divina
  • David?S Confession for New Life
  • Confession: In the Footsteps of Jesus
  • Sounds of Silence
  • Silence: The Sound of the Beginning
  • Meditation With a Disciplined Schedule
  • The Groanings of Prayer
  • Contemplative Prayer
  • Practice and Repetition
  • From Sinning to Transforming
January 2008
  • End of an Era
  • Power for Living
  • No Idle Words
  • Hearing it Again
  • What We Said That Day
  • Tribute
  • Keeping Your Vows
  • Exclusion
  • Closing Cold Cases
  • Life in the Shadow of Conflict
  • Nothing but the Truth
  • Not Just Any Prophet
  • The Right Kind of King
  • Priestly Justice
  • Equally to All
  • Not an Option
  • No Taxes, Please
  • Unfaithfulness
  • Worship Choices
  • The Eyes of the Lord
  • Remember
  • Bad News, Good News
  • You and Your Children
  • Loving God First
  • Responsibility
  • The Voice of God
  • Wise Guys
  • Lessons From History: After Moses?
  • Lessons From History: Whose Refusal?
  • Lessons From History: The Gift
  • i'm Telling You Again

December 2007
  • The Scandal of Discipleship
  • Pondering Jesus
  • Division
  • Parting Peace
  • The Christmas Planting
  • Gifts Fit for a King
  • "O Come, Let Us Adore Him!"
  • Starry Night
  • Songs of Shalom
  • Scandalous Witness
  • A Crib for the Christ
  • Place of Plenty
  • Place of Pain
  • Little Town of Big Beginnings
  • God at Work
  • Joseph?S Scandalous Mess
  • When Upside-Down Is Right-Side Up
  • Risk
  • Bathsheba
  • Ruth
  • Rahab
  • Tamar and Judah
  • Royal Pedigree
  • Advent Prophet
  • Just John
  • Fitting Together the Pieces
  • The Name Game
  • The Delayed Blessing
  • Doubter
  • The Christmas Prophecy
  • The Scandals of Christmas
November 2007
  • Good News
  • Thanks Be to God
  • The Gift of Righteousness
  • The Gift of Hope
  • Walking With God
  • Open Wide
  • Staying Right
  • Food for Life
  • Time to Feast
  • Fasting and Dieting
  • Complicated
  • Wwjd? Does it Still Matter?
  • Who Can You Touch Today?
  • Preparing to Be Fed
  • iT's a Matter of Justice
  • How Do We Begin?
  • What's Moving You to Act?
  • The Way to Honor God
  • The Poor
  • True Rest
  • Real Shrewdness
  • Wasted
  • Trapped!
  • Priorities
  • Treasure in Heaven
  • It All Happened in Jericho
  • Wealth That Overcomes
  • A Poor Church
  • What Makes Us Rich?
  • Everything Is God's
October 2007
  • Recognizing an Old Friend
  • Resurrection Wondering
  • Cataclysms
  • Why Is Jesus Weeping?
  • Whose Portrait Are You?
  • Jesus' Tears
  • Jesus and That Sinner
  • What Lies Between You and Obedience?
  • Strange Way to Qualify for the Kingdom
  • What Makes Community?
  • Joy
  • The Cost of Discipleship
  • Vision That Nourishes Delight
  • Our Determined Savior
  • That's a Good Question!
  • Abundance From a Meager Supply
  • Faith That Really Stretches
  • A Strange Stop Along the Way
  • God's Grace in Clothing Form
  • Storms Can Make You Forget
  • Beautiful Feet
  • God Has Come!
  • Jesus' Amazement
  • Those People
  • The Pharisees' Eyes
  • A Pain-Filled Preface
  • "From Now on ..."
  • "I Am the One"
  • Jesus, the Wet King
  • Picture the Scene
  • Who's the Lazy One, Really?
September 2007
  • iT's Not About You!
  • Coming Soon!
  • Spiritual Monopoly
  • A Model of Maturity
  • Love Enough to Confront
  • Trust in Jesus
  • What the Lord Requires
  • Show Me the Money!
  • The Fellowship of the Church
  • Worship in Spirit and Truth
  • The Gift of Baptism
  • The Miracle Church
  • Greater Works
  • Community Orientation
  • Signs of the Times
  • Personal Truth
  • Desperate to Know Jesus
  • The Reign of God
  • An Everlasting Hat
  • A Word of Comfort
  • Generous Love
  • Growing Pains
  • Sold Out
  • Costly Discipleship
  • Trusting God Is Not a Rational Thing
  • Walking in Human Skin
  • Following a Risky Jesus
  • Under New Management
  • Learning a New Language
  • A Good Start
August 2007
  • A Good Reason to Get Older
  • What Is Man? What a God!
  • The Kingdom We Work and Pray For
  • Long-Term Investment
  • That Other Kind of Atheist
  • Jesus Has Left Us--Time to Celebrate?
  • Like Children?
  • No Children in the Room?
  • The Loan Shark and the Neighbors
  • Where Is God in This?
  • Not Enough Debt?
  • Bankrupt!
  • The Grace-Guide for Giving
  • The Other Nine
  • A Basic Question
  • Open to All
  • Friends
  • Children and Heirs, Not Slaves
  • The Pain-Filled Gift
  • 24/7/365
  • Light in the Lord
  • What Will We Gain?
  • Bomb Threat?
  • The Perfect Crime
  • Dangerous, Nervous, and Not Very Smart
  • Frustrated by the Runaround
  • Nothing Compares
  • Those Little Papers
  • The Look of the Wrong Eye
  • Knowing God's Choosing
  • A Seventeen-Year Delay
July 2007
  • Looking Ahead to the Ending
  • When the Obstacle Is Me
  • Longing for God
  • When Our Hearts Condemn Us
  • Taking Stock
  • A Deadly Sin: Gluttony
  • A Deadly Sin: Lust
  • A Deadly Sin: Greed
  • A Deadly Sin: Anger
  • A Deadly Sin: Envy
  • A Deadly Sin: Pride
  • Taking Christ "In"
  • Connection Through Baptism
  • Godly Contentment
  • To Tell the Truth
  • Using What You Have
  • Integrity in Relationship
  • Snuffing Out Life
  • Honoring Parents
  • Taking a Break
  • (Mis)using God's Name
  • Trying to Confine God
  • Only This One God
  • Sin: A Relational Barrier
  • Our Role in God's Solution
  • God's Solution
  • The Heart of the Problem
  • What Happened?
  • Eternal Life Is ...
  • A Garden Relationship
  • Going Back to the Beginning
June 2007
  • The Basics of Life
  • Christ's Church
  • Make Disciples
  • A Gentle Whisper
  • Conversations With God
  • Pray Continually
  • House of Prayer
  • The Church Is Sent
  • Justice
  • Tough Love
  • Glory With Christ
  • Suffering With Christ
  • United With Christ
  • Breaking Bread in Remembrance
  • Everyone Matters
  • Worship--the Body Gathers
  • Everything in Common
  • One Body, Many Parts
  • Children of God
  • A Prayer for Unity
  • Fellowship
  • Awestruck
  • Bride of Christ
  • Shepherds--God's Gift to His Church
  • Grace--God's Unconditional Love
  • A New Command
  • Teach Them to Obey
  • Devoted to the Word
  • Fully Devoted
  • God's House
May 2007
  • Never in Vain!
  • God's Vision for His Church
  • Growing in Grace
  • Beyond Our Wildest Dreams!
  • Making God Smile
  • Blessed to Be a Blessing
  • Ripe for Harvest!
  • Where's the Fish?
  • Power to Witness
  • Praying for the Holy Spirit
  • Devoting Ourselves to Prayer
  • Devoting Ourselves to Fellowship
  • Blueprint for the Church
  • Saved to Serve!
  • Rejoice in God's Promise
  • Rejoice in What Will Be
  • Rejoicing in Persecution?
  • Rejoice in God's Power
  • Gladness in God's Presence
  • Rejoice in the Lord!
  • The God of Wonders
  • Remember the Widow's Offering
  • Remember God's Faithful People
  • God Keeps No Record!
  • Remember to Repent
  • Remember God's Faithfulness
  • Sustained by Grace
  • Surrounded by Grace
  • Saved by Grace
  • Remember Why You Are!
  • Remember Who You Are!
April 2007
  • For His Glory
  • Sluggish
  • Praise
  • Ignorance
  • The Size of God
  • Safe
  • Come and See
  • Wisdom
  • A Request
  • Prayer
  • Dreams
  • Dress Code
  • Wolves
  • Entanglement
  • Rooted in Christ
  • To What End?
  • Kalwall
  • The Greatness of Christ
  • Hope
  • Love
  • Faith
  • Growling
  • Be Not Afraid
  • Careless
  • The Cross
  • Facing Reality
  • Proof
  • But Now ...
  • Lost
  • Another King
March 2007
  • A Place Prepared by Jesus
  • Departure Time
  • Loving Our Enemies
  • Be Faithful!
  • Real Treasure
  • Do Not Fear!
  • Our Daily Easter
  • Babies in Christ
  • Seek Him!
  • The Light of the World
  • Life to Its Fullest
  • Jars of Clay
  • Walk the Talk!
  • Take a Break!
  • A Widow's Gift
  • Our Joyful Faith
  • Be Strong and Courageous!
  • Heavenly Adoption
  • Wisdom and Strength
  • Spiritual Checkup
  • The Book for Any Age
  • Help From Above
  • The Power of God's Promise
  • The Searching God
  • Surprising Encouragement
  • The Liberating Truth
  • Travel Attire
  • A New Creation in Christ
  • The Living Water
  • Our Spiritual Nutrition
  • Our Heavenly Gps
February 2007
  • Crime and Confession
  • The Lord's Favor
  • Land Ownership
  • Holy Days
  • Perfect Sacrifices
  • Death, Be Not Proud
  • Extraordinary Holiness
  • Limits
  • For God's Sake, Be Holy!
  • Your Body, Your World?
  • Roots
  • Lifeblood
  • Nowhere Else
  • Waiting All Year Long
  • Once a Year for All
  • Nothing Personal!
  • Skin of Distinction
  • The Diet of Distinction
  • Teachers of Distinction
  • Altar Problems
  • Successful Worship
  • Ordained to Special Service
  • Keeping the Fire Burning
  • I Didn't Mean to Do It
  • The Right Address
  • A Costly Sacrifice
  • The Voice of God
  • Where it All Begins
January 2007
  • Kindness
  • Demolition
  • Hidden Treasure
  • Encouragement
  • The Call
  • God Is Good
  • A New Start at Worship
  • The Praying King
  • Point of No Return
  • Greatness of Soul
  • The Great Events of the Kingdom
  • Focus
  • One Brave Woman
  • Crazy Evil
  • The Wild Man
  • Pampered
  • If God Is Pouring
  • The Cloak
  • How Elijah Went to Heaven
  • A Difficult but Life-Saving Truth
  • Repentance
  • The Wall of Nothing
  • One Believer Makes a Difference
  • Sovereignty: God Still Rules
  • Your Mama (Or Grandmama)
  • The Summary of Your Life
  • The Current Beneath Us
  • Habits of Peace
  • Misplaced Faith
  • You Have Influence
  • Give a Little (Or a Lot)

December 2006
  • Opportunities
  • When Mountains Crumble and Fall
  • Our Thoughts and God's Thoughts
  • Still Wrecking
  • Why and How He Healed
  • Remembering Christmas Joy
  • Love and Giving
  • Go!
  • A Season of Travel
  • Light and Truth
  • Trees From Every Nation
  • GRACE, PEACE, and Goodwill
  • Do Not Be Afraid
  • Ministering Spirits
  • Jesus Wept
  • No Room
  • Where Are They Now?
  • A Story of Hope
  • Zechariah the Prophet
  • Silent Guilt
  • The Silence of Anger
  • The Assurance of Immanuel
  • Separation and Healing
  • Silent Nights
  • Prepare the Way
  • Wonderful Counselor
  • A Great Light
  • Wanting Happiness
  • Expectation
  • Hope for the Holidays
  • Anticipation
November 2006
  • Putting it Into Practice
  • Two Foundations
  • Two Trees
  • Two Gates
  • You Need to Ask
  • Judging Others
  • Don't Worry
  • Where Is Your Treasure?
  • Fasting
  • Prayers From the Heart
  • The Way to Give
  • Retaliation
  • Keeping Our Promises
  • Divorce
  • What Is Adultery?
  • At Odds With Others
  • iT's a Matter of the Heart
  • Salt and Light
  • Suffering for Your Faith (2)
  • Suffering for Your Faith (1)
  • Blessed Are the Peacemakers
  • A Pure Heart
  • Are You Merciful? (2)
  • Are You Merciful? (1)
  • What's Your Appetite?
  • Are You Gentle?
  • Mourners (2)
  • Mourners (1)
  • Poor in Spirit
  • The Kingdom of God
October 2006
  • Saul Saw Jesus
  • A Last-Minute Conversion
  • She Did a Beautiful Thing
  • Jesus and Lazarus
  • Jesus and Mary
  • Jesus and Martha
  • Witness, Writer, Evangelist
  • A Bold Testimony
  • Compelled by Mission
  • Ten Lepers Healed
  • A Sick Woman Healed
  • A Dead Child Raised to Life
  • The Faith of a Centurion
  • Would-Be Followers of Jesus
  • Inside and Outside
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  • The Demon-Possessed Man
  • The Heart of a Neighbor
  • A Mother's Faith
  • The Man at the Pool
  • Open Your Eyes
  • A Woman Learns of Living Water
  • The Rich Young Man
  • The Support of Grateful Followers
  • Matthew Follows Jesus
  • Nathanael Meets Jesus
  • Simon, the Fisherman
  • Andrew, One of the First Disciples
  • Nicodemus Comes to Jesus
  • John the Baptist Identifies Jesus
  • Mary, the Virgin Mother
September 2006
  • Wolves in Our Midst
  • Power to Revive the Dead
  • Do You Know Your Identity?
  • Serving With Power
  • Filled With the Spirit
  • "I Am With You"
  • Searching the Scriptures
  • Turning the World Upside Down
  • Men or Gods?
  • No Fast-Food Discipleship
  • Forgiveness for Free
  • A Tin God
  • A Prayer Answered
  • The Lord's Powerful Hand
  • Forgiveness in the Name of Jesus
  • Clean or Unclean
  • Clean--by God's Decision
  • Persecuting the Body of Christ
  • Faith and Terrorism
  • Joy in Suffering
  • Leave Us Alone!
  • Healthy CHURCHES
  • Signs and Wonders
  • Holy Disobedience
  • No Other Name Under Heaven
  • Miracles Today
  • Healing in Jesus' Name
  • Filled With the Holy Spirit
  • Powerful Witnesses
  • The Mission of the Church
August 2006
  • 50:20 Vision
  • Mission Accomplished
  • The Source of Wisdom
  • Who's in Charge?
  • Words That Hurt
  • Getting Ready to Meet God
  • Wrestling With God
  • The Return Trip
  • Traveling Mercies
  • A Conversation With Oneself
  • A Father's Words
  • In the Balance
  • A Servant's Prayer
  • God Will Provide
  • God Brings Laughter
  • Emergency, Urgency
  • Bargaining With God?
  • Is Anything Too Hard for God?
  • New Names
  • A Better Way?
  • One More Time
  • Separating for Peace
  • God at Work
  • Fear Takes Hold
  • A Conversation With a Promise
  • Making a Name for Ourselves
  • Storm Survival
  • A Question for Each of Us
  • The Fall and the Cover-Up
  • Every Conversation Has a Beginning
July 2006
  • Built to Last
  • Completely Saved!
  • All Creation Groans
  • Get an Attitude!
  • Persuasion
  • "Let Your Light Shine"
  • Witnessing Through Our Work
  • Christ on Trial
  • Sending and Going
  • Missions and Giving
  • Missions and Prayer
  • God and Us Together
  • Watch and Be Amazed!
  • Making Out New Birth Certificates
  • The Essential Spirit
  • Christ Builds His Church
  • God the Father Sends
  • God's Name Will Be Great
  • A World Where God Is Known
  • God's Glory: The Fuel of Missions
  • Missions: For the Glory of God
  • Courage for the Challenge
  • A Peek Into Heaven
  • Singing From the Ends of the Earth
  • Sin: A Relational Barrier
  • God Offers Light for Darkness
  • God Raises a Banner
  • The Scope of God's Mission--All Nations
  • Do We Really Want What's Best?
  • God's Glory: The Fuel of Missions
  • God's Concern for Others
  • At the Risk of Sounding Foolish
  • A Hint of Rescue
June 2006
  • Conversion Joy!!
  • The Quest
  • The Sending Church
  • Repose
  • Prayer
  • Winter
  • Adding to the Church Body
  • Parenting Churches
  • God's "No-Name Team"
  • God's Favorites
  • New Life
  • Loving Rebels (2)
  • Loving Rebels (1)
  • Impossible!
  • Spreading Grace
  • Suffering for Jesus
  • Picking Up Your Ministry
  • Sidetracked Preachers
  • Grumbling
  • Starbucks Religion
  • Anti-Integrity (2)
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  • Radical Generosity
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  • Experiencing Wonder
  • Ideal Community
  • The Spirit's Work
  • Witnesses
  • Built Together
  • Toward Grace
May 2006
  • Receiving His Riches
  • Paying the Price
  • Seeing His Face
  • A Glimpse of Heaven
  • To Die Is Gain
  • Seeing His Glory
  • Reigning and Returning
  • Ever-Increasing Glory
  • Chariots of Fire
  • Something to Believe In
  • The Delight of Discovery
  • Guided by God
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  • Children of God
  • Never Alone
  • A Place to Belong
  • Jesus Knows
  • What Mothers Need
  • Not Scared of Scarecrows
  • Trimming Loose Ends
  • Loving Your Enemies
  • More Good Than Harm
  • From Despair to Delight
  • Heart Transplant
  • Glory
  • Coming Clean
  • Overpowering the Strong Man
  • Getting God's Attention
  • Rescued From Hell
  • From Death to Life
  • Overcoming the Victim Mentality
April 2006
  • Hope for the Hopeless (2)
  • Hope for the Hopeless (1)
  • Why Private Morality Matters (3)
  • Why Private Morality Matters (2)
  • Why Private Morality Matters (1)
  • Remember Those in Prison (3)
  • Remember Those in Prison (2)
  • Remember Those in Prison (1)
  • Who Are Jesus' Brothers and Sisters? (6)
  • Who Are Jesus' Brothers and Sisters? (5)
  • Who Are Jesus' Brothers and Sisters? (4)
  • Who Are Jesus' Brothers and Sisters? (3)
  • Who Are Jesus' Brothers and Sisters? (2)
  • Who Are Jesus' Brothers and Sisters? (1)
  • hE's Been There!
  • Jesus' Funeral
  • It Is Finished!
  • Jesus, Remember Me (2)
  • Jesus, Remember Me (1)
  • A New Command (2)
  • A New Command (1)
  • Heartbeat of the Great Commission
  • Lord of the Poor
  • Knowing God (6)
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  • Knowing God (4)
  • Knowing God (3)
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  • The Secret of Happiness
March 2006
  • A Radical Little Word
  • Near Is Not Enough
  • No Greater Rule
  • The Spirit of the Sadducees
  • What Is God's?
  • Persistent Love
  • The Credentials of Jesus
  • A Forgotten Mission
  • Cluttered Temple, Cluttered Lives
  • The Disappointing Fig Tree
  • The Unassuming King
  • Letting Go of Our Blankets
  • The Pathway to Success
  • Unwavering Love
  • iT's Good to Be Needy
  • A Most Amazing Miracle
  • Our Gracious Coach
  • Targeting the Wrong Enemy
  • A New Status
  • Simple Dependence
  • The Days of Elijah
  • The Splendid Prince
  • The Path Satan Cannot Walk
  • Jesus Has a Question for You
  • A Double Miracle
  • A Dangerous Poison
  • Powerful Compassion
  • Crumbs From the Table
  • Inner Renovation
  • Journey of a Lifetime
  • No Greater Announcement
February 2006
  • The Last Dash
  • Heaven on Earth
  • The Wake-Up Call
  • Unexpected Visitor
  • A Shepherd for the Dark Places
  • A Witness Before Kings
  • Not My Will but Yours
  • Coming Home
  • Crossing the River
  • Go!
  • A View From the Throne
  • Easter Travels
  • Descent Into Hell
  • Follow the Leader
  • Wilderness Journey
  • Power-Equipped
  • The Greatest Journey
  • Memory and Hope
  • Building Stamina
  • The Hard Work of Standing Still
  • Who, Me?
  • Life on the Run
  • Faith Journey
  • Name-Builders
  • East of Eden
  • A Walk in the Park
  • Descent of the Dove
  • On the Road With God
January 2006
  • God's Perfect Presence
  • Kindness
  • God's Promise to Provide
  • The Promise of God's Peace
  • God Gets Us Where He Wants Us
  • God Never Gives Up!
  • The Right Place at the Right Time!
  • God's Presence in Poverty
  • Welcoming Jesus Through Adoption
  • God's Love for Human Life
  • God's Presence Before Birth
  • When You Can't Pray
  • How Can We Feel God's Presence?
  • What Keeps Us From Seeing God?
  • God's Presence Through Obedience
  • Does God Forget?
  • How Can We Know God's Will?
  • God's Presence in Our Plans
  • God in the Midst of Disaster
  • God's Presence Through Parents
  • Wrong Place at the Wrong Time?
  • Where Is God When We Hurt?
  • Where Is God When We're Down?
  • How to Get Close to God: Commit
  • How to Get Close to God: Communicate
  • Caring Enough to Confront
  • How to Get Close to God: Confess
  • How to Get Close to God: Come
  • God Is Where We Are
  • What Keeps Ordinary People Going?
  • God Goes Before Us
  • Encouragement for a New Year

December 2005
  • Look Up
  • A Reality Check
  • Beloved
  • Believing
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  • An Appearance
  • Immanuel
  • Seeing Eyes
  • Changed
  • A Descent
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  • The Reason for the Season
  • Exaltation, Exultation
  • A Great Reversal
  • Greatly Troubled
  • Doubt
  • A Disturbing Question
  • The Shepherd
  • On the Prowl
  • Pennies
  • Desire
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November 2005
  • Anticipation
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  • Our Calling
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  • Feeding My Heart
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October 2005
  • A Guarded Heart
  • Making the Harvest a Priority
  • Compassionate Eyes
  • Leaders Do it First
  • Sowing the Seed
  • Bridging the Gap
  • Something Old, Something New
  • Sharing in Style
  • Caring and Sharing
  • Sharing Your Story
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  • Looking for Opportunities to Share
  • Overcoming the Tendency to Fly Solo
  • Overcoming Discouraging Results
  • Overcoming Poor Training
  • Overcoming Spiritual Shyness
  • Overcoming Prayerlessness
  • Overcoming Mixed-Up Priorities
  • The Joy of Leading People to Christ
  • The Reality of Hell
  • Emptiness Without Christ
  • Abundance of the Feast
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  • Be a Bringer
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  • Seeking the Lost (2)
  • Seeking the Lost (1)
  • Can I Make a Difference?
  • Invitation to a New Vocation
  • Risk and Reward
September 2005
  • Training Versus Trying
  • Disciple Makers Are Teachers
  • Disciple Making
  • Meeting Jesus in Unlikely People
  • Being Rich Versus Being Free
  • Great Expectations
  • Grace and Truth
  • Slightly Irregular
  • Directions for the Journey
  • No Seniority in the Kingdom
  • "No, He Not From Around Here"
  • Changing the World
  • Christ and Culture
  • Discipling the Disciples
  • The Essentials
  • Traveling Companions
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  • Who Is My Neighbor?
  • Getting Close Enough to See
  • Faith Possessed Is Faith Expressed
  • Sent Into Mission
  • Healing Happens in Community
  • The Cost of True Friendship
  • Handing Out Invitations
  • Compelling Witnesses
  • A Language Everyone Can Hear
  • What Do You See in Others?
  • A Harvest Mindset
  • Learning to See With Jesus' Eyes
  • Valuing What God Values
August 2005
  • Love Never Fails (2)
  • Love Never Fails (1)
  • Love Always Perseveres (2)
  • Love Always Perseveres (1)
  • Love Always Hopes (2)
  • Love Always Hopes (1)
  • Love Always Trusts (2)
  • Love Always Trusts (1)
  • Love Always Cares and Protects (2)
  • Love Always Cares and Protects (1)
  • Love Rejoices With the Truth (2)
  • Love Rejoices With the Truth (1)
  • Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs (2)
  • Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs (1)
  • Love Is Not Easily Angered (2)
  • Love Is Not Easily Angered (1)
  • Love Is Not Self-Seeking (2)
  • Love Is Not Self-Seeking (1)
  • Love Is Not Rude (2)
  • Love Is Not Rude (1)
  • Love Is Not Proud (2)
  • Love Is Not Proud (1)
  • Love Does Not Boast (2)
  • Love Does Not Boast (1)
  • Love Does Not Envy (2)
  • Love Does Not Envy (1)
  • Love Is Kind (2)
  • Love Is Kind (1)
  • Love Suffers Long (2)
  • Love Suffers Long (1)
  • God's Good Purpose for You
July 2005
  • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
  • Revive Us Again!
  • March 22, 1758: Before and After
  • Try a Little Tenderness
  • Charity and Its Fruits
  • Loving to Hate
  • True Religion
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  • "He Shoots! He Scores!"
  • Like the Father, Like the Son
  • Good Taste
  • The Liberty Bell
  • Resolved
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  • The Real Love Story (2)
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  • The Real Love Story (1)
  • More, Please!
  • Life! Liberty! the Pursuit of Happiness!
  • One for the Giver
  • God: Priceless!
  • Let There Be Light!
  • The Greatest Combination
  • All-Satisfying, All-Satisfied
  • Holy Affections
June 2005
  • A Man Affected

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