Jesus Is the Vine. We Are His Empowered Branches.
Our faith affects the way we live, and the way we live reflects and affects the way we practice our faith, our Christian walk. As basic...
top of page
Search
Who Are Your Two Divine Advocates?
The world and the country in which I live, and perhaps the country in which you live, are broken and in need of repair. God’s Church also...
Mindfulness with the Lord
The concept of mindfulness has been around for centuries in one way or another. At its core is the simple idea that your attention is...
The Temptation Snowball Effect
Have you ever experienced the "temptation snowball effect"? Come on! Sure you have. Remember how it's all downhill. It's when you don't...
Leave Your Ego at God's Throne
I volunteer as a fire chaplain at a local volunteer fire company. On one of the training walls in the bay where they park the fire...
Lent: A Time for Giving Up or Giving
Lent is a time we set aside each year to remember how God showed his love for us by sending his his Son, Jesus Christ, to the Cross for...
The Psalms to the Lord's Prayer
If you read the Psalms, you'll quickly discover the book is full of laments about the state of the world at that time and our human...
The Centurion Who Was "Spot On"
Centurions appear often in the Bible. In Luke, a centurion asks Christ to heal his slave. In Acts, we read about Cornelius, the first...
When I Met a Soaking Wet Angel
Going out on a sales call up North, close to Erie, PA, I followed my usual route along a winding two-lane road that weaved in and out of...
What Kind of Clay Are You?
What kind of clay are you? A: You are soft and capable of being molded. B: You are clay marred with imperfections. C: You are hard,...
"Doing Even Greater Things" in God's Eyes Not Yours
In the Gospel of John, the apostle describes what Jesus told his followers, and us, about what we can look forward to by believing in...
Running From God? Need a Jonah Attitude Adjustment?
Do you run from God? Do you head in the opposite direction when God talks to you and needs you? Do you need a Jonah attitude adjustment?...
How to Enjoy Spiritual Communion Every Day
Regardless of your Christian denomination, it's a special treat for your soul and spirit when you spend time with Jesus in spiritual...
How to Manage Change to Avoid Disaster
The concept of change is simple to comprehend. Things become different than they were before. We get older every second as our physical...
God Is Always at Work in the Micro and Macro
Sitting in my living room this morning, I looked around the room. Nothing moved. Nothing made a sound. I looked out the window at our...
How the Buck Stopped with Jesus Christ
One day, God decided it was part of his plan to address the sin and rebellion of mankind that began in the Garden when Adam and Eve...
Is Your Relationship with God a Spiritual "Side Hustle?"
Having a side job in addition to your primary job to supplement your income is nothing new. The practice has been called having a "side...
How You Can Begin to Build Your Self-Confidence
Self-confidence is not a personality trait as most people would understand it. It's a skill that helps you succeed in situations you...
How to Look through Spiritual Songlasses
Have you heard the rhetorical question, "What would Jesus do?" Me too. I think an equally important and interesting question is "What...
bottom of page