When Everyone Else Has A Bigger Plate

When Everyone Else Has A Bigger Plate

  I’m sitting at my desk – in my office – for the first time in almost a week. I preached at my home church a week ago, and that sermon consumed me. Absolutely consumed me. I told my congregation at church on Sunday that I had been in a...
The Most Perfect Gift

The Most Perfect Gift

Every year God reveals something new to me about Christmas. About how Mary must have felt, for example, the year I myself was large with child. About how God’s illogical love for us makes Christmas possible in the first place. About how Jesus came as a baby in...
Praying For Our Families || Day 25

Praying For Our Families || Day 25

Prayer Focus: Marriages Central Scripture: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) Prayer: Gracious Father, I thank You today for the structure of family as You...
Praying For Our Families || Day 24

Praying For Our Families || Day 24

Prayer Focus: Sense of Purpose and Calling Central Scripture: “For we are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10) Prayer: Creator God, thank You for having a plan for...
Praying For Our Families || Day 23

Praying For Our Families || Day 23

Prayer Focus: Knowledge of Spiritual Gifts and Opportunity to Use Them Central Scripture: “Now about spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be ignorant.” (1 Corinthians 12:1) Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us Your Spirit...