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Exhilaration! Jesus on my Surfboard
Have you ever watched surfing videos? Those magnificent waves! The surfers’ intense concentration, coordinating speed, balance, and the subliminal changes in the motion below their feet. One wrong move and---wipe out. But when it’s right. Wow! When it’s right,...
How Can You Prove the Wind?
Can you see the wind? No. So, how do you know it exists? You can feel the breeze on your face, but that’s not proof of wind. It’s only evidence of wind. You can see debris swirling in midair as a black tornado funnel approaches. That doesn’t prove the wind either. You...
The Essential Oil of the Holy Spirit: One Drop of His Sweetness
Have you ever used essential oils in your home? These remedies manufactured from distilled botanicals have become a giant industry in American society. Touted as the elixir of health, essential oils are urged upon us so we can be healthier, cleaner, and even smarter....
Surrendering Your Sword
One of the most famous surrenders in American history occurred in Appomattox, VA, when General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy met with General Ulysses S. Grant in the home of a local townsman. The Army of Northern Virginia had nowhere to go without further...
The Phases of Our Lives: You Can’t Block Out the Son
The recent solar eclipse passed directly over our city, and my friend came up with a wonderful analogy between the phases of the moon and our spiritual lives. Before I can make the comparison, I need to present a short science lesson. Look into the night sky on any...
Can You Smile at the Future?
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future.” What a beautiful image from Proverbs 31:25 (NASB). When you read the entire passage, Solomon shows us the ideal lifestyle of a good woman. But is it really? You might argue, “How can any woman...
Treasures Inside Troubles
“We can find joy in unexpected places.” So says Sarah Young in her devotional book, Jesus Always. But finding joy requires effort. Difficult circumstances, crises, and traumas catapult us into fear or despair, even rage. God knows we have troubles, and He allows them...
Want To, Will Do
January. New year. Blank new page. For the family. For the job. For life. Now is my chance. I want to do something new. Something important. Something good. Last year’s disappointments have passed. There’s no magic in switching out calendars, yet I am almost...
List of Love
Does anyone else besides me create a list of things to do before Christmas? I know we’re admonished to remember the “reason for season,” and they’re right. But when you’ve got family spread out all over the country, a list, complete with timetable, is necessary. At...
Abundant Thanks
This is NOT a post saluting America's Thanksgiving Day next month. This IS a post encouraging you, me--everyone--to live a life of abundant thanks and praise every single day we are alive. I'm inspired by Psalm 109:30. "With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to...
Who’s Steering Your Boat?
I love the beach. I don’t love boats. Which was a disappointment to my dad. But I get queasy on a calm lake, just uncomfortable enough so I can’t enjoy the experience of sun and breeze and water and rocking…rocking… rocking… Can you drop me off at the nearest dock? I...
What Did Jesus SAY?
The slogan, “What Would Jesus Do?” was a big thing about thirty years ago. It dates me, I know, but the other day I was reminiscing about it and realized that as lovely as the idea was, it really couldn’t definitively solve any problem. Different people have different...
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