What is Provoking You?

What is Provoking You?

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am with you. Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and...
I Will Sit With You

I Will Sit With You

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 Discovering God in the middle of our hardest choices What if God’s answer to your struggle...
Maybe God Likes to Wait

Maybe God Likes to Wait

Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. Genesis 2:8 A Plant on the Porch
 I really enjoy growing things. These days I am limited to a decorative pot on my porch. In that very pot, I have a perennial flower that...
Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly...
A Few Inches From Freedom

A Few Inches From Freedom

So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. John 8:36 The Lizard on the Patio Recently, I watched a small lizard pace back and forth next to the screen on our patio. It was looking for a path of escape, to be free from the confines of the cage. But perspective is...
You Are Dead (And That’s Good News)

You Are Dead (And That’s Good News)

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6: 4 What Is Wrong With Me? Have you ever asked God, “What is wrong with...