Category Archives: Devotional

When I was in elementary school we still played games like dodge ball or Red Rover. And, sometimes the PE teacher would like students pick their fellow teammates. So, it was exciting to be chosen especially near the top. The earlier your name was called meant your classmates saw you as more valuable. In short,Continue reading “Spiritual Blessing: Chosen”

We’ve reached that time of the year where people start thinking about all they are thankful for in life (a practice I might add should extend to more than just November). But a lot of those lists and thoughts focus on physical blessings and people are right to be thankful for the physical blessings GodContinue reading “Every Spiritual Blessing”

Imitation is the highest form of flattery. If someone mirrors your actions then they think you are a worthy example to follow and want to be more like you so they imitate or copy you. Children and siblings do this all the time. Children copy their parents. Siblings imitate each other. It’s a sign ofContinue reading “Imitate God’s Goodness”

Have you ever run ahead of group? Maybe you’ve told your children not to run ahead? Since I’m a runner, if runners run ahead of the bike lead and they don’t know the map they’ll get lost and the entire race is ruined for them. (I never have this problem since I’m never racing theContinue reading “Running Ahead”

Today is the Lord’s Day. Why do we worship the Lord? Because if we obey His commandments and work hard not to sin, He has promised He will protect us from Satan and since God is the one protecting us – Satan will never be able to touch us. Does that mean we won’t beContinue reading “God is Our Protector”

If you’ve ever carried something heavy, you know it quickly becomes hard and tiring. For example, unloading flagstone from our truck was a burdensome and hard task. Carrying boxes up and down the attic or from the shed. Moving furniture. Etc. When you engage in that hard work, everything in your body is sore byContinue reading “Burdensome?”

We use the word love a lot. We love foods, hobbies, shows, music, fashion, sports, the list goes on and on. In a way, the frequent and sometimes flippant use of the word love has diluted its true meaning. But true love only has three definitions and they all individual people. ❤️ Strong affection forContinue reading “List of Loves”

When we look in the mirror, we often see something we don’t like. We don’t like our outfit, hair, wrinkles, weight, the list goes on and go. We try to use the mirror to help us fix the things we don’t like but have you ever noticed you keep going back and there’s something alwaysContinue reading “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall”

I just finished lecturing on Elvis in one of my courses. One of his many hits is “A Little Less Conversation.” The opening line of the song is a little less conversation, a little more action, please… Elvis sings this song in 1968 as a social protest song – calling for less words and moreContinue reading “A Little Less Conversation”

Fog is so deceiving. It is disorienting and confusing. It makes things seems farther than they are. It hides things until you are right up on them. It causes the light to reflect back instead of shining forward. This is why we get phrases like “fog of war,” “in a fog,” “foggy head,” etc. IContinue reading “Clear out the fog”