Prayers for Wednesday
Pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16 NIV) ________ This morning our son is undergoing his third hip surgery. The first was an emergency procedure, the second was to correct complications and improve his long-term health,Continue Reading
Listening for creativity
God has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and skill, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge in all [areas of] craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs to work in gold, silver, and bronze, and in the cutting of stones for setting and in the carving of wood, for work in every skilled craft. Continue Reading
Hope as we travel through life
[This post is adapted from the devotions I led at the arts camp last month. While geared towards 10-19 year olds, the messages of Jesus’ parables apply to all ages.] We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. (Hebrews 6:19 NIV) If you were travelingContinue Reading
End Times Church
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. (Revelation 19:7 NIV) I was recently was rereading Proverbs. The very last piece of Proverbs focuses on “A Virtuous Woman” or “The Radiant Bride” or “A WifeContinue Reading
July 4, 2026: God Shed His Grace
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. It is a day to pray for our nation. As you read these words we usually sing, I invite you to pray them in a new way. “While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegianceContinue Reading
250 Years
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. (PsalmContinue Reading
The battle is real
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.The Lord works righteousness and justice for allContinue Reading
Ask and imagine MORE
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, beingContinue Reading
You are a gift
[This post is adapted from the devotions I led at the arts camp last week.] For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8–9 NIV) James 1:17 says,Continue Reading
Gift of love
This post is adapted from the devotions I led at the arts camp last week. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought usContinue Reading