READ: PSALM 10:11-18; EPHESIANS 6:18; HEBREWS 4:14-16 I accidentally tapped “emergency call” on my phone today. Immediately, I felt my heartbeat speed up. I had never done that before, and I wasn’t sure what it would do. Thankfully, I was able to cancel the call before it did anything, but it got me thinking… There [...]

READ: PSALM 139:13-16; EPHESIANS 3:17-19 Lately I have had one skin issue right after another. Just when one blemish starts to fade and I start to feel better about my appearance, another appears on my face. As I was thinking about how imperfect I feel and how I can never seem to have flawless skin, [...]

READ: PSALMS 46:1-3; 102:25-27; MALACHI 3:6; JAMES 1:17 The world changed for everyone in 2020. I know my family experienced some big changes in that year. Then 2021 brought even more changes for us, and in 2022 I lost a family member. Looking back to 2019 now, I had no idea what was to come. [...]

READ: 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17 I just started a Bible-reading plan that encouraged me—encouraged me—to skim through the chapters that I was going to be reading. This plan lists so many chapters to read per day that it suggests you simply fly through them, get the main idea of the passage, and then move on. That [...]

READ: PSALM 33:6-15; HEBREWS 13:8 Rain was in the forecast again today,But there’s none falling, only clouds.The weather never seems to beWhat we’re expecting, what is said to be coming.She told me that we’d get together,Then she canceled at the last minute.Plans never seem to work outHow I’m expecting, how I think they will.I saved [...]

READ: LUKE 15:11-32 I was reading through the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 recently, and instead of paying attention to the parts of the story that I normally would or that are normally preached on, I felt jealous of the young man in the story. I thought about how nice it would [...]

READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-11; 11:23-33 My favorite football team made it through one game in the NFL playoffs, and then they lost. It was a heartbreaking loss because I knew they easily could have won the game. The disappointment I felt was instant, and it hung over me as time moved on. I can only [...]

READ: ROMANS 12:1-21; 14:7-9 I purchased a new calendar,Am I silly for wanting one for the wall?I look at the days that await me,I want you to be Lord of them all.There is so much life coming,There are so many new days,The year will be filled with opportunities,And chances to give you praise.I look at [...]

READ: PSALMS 106:1-2; 146:6-10; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 When I look at my hands, each finger formed by You,When I feel the wind, each breath coming because of You,When I hear the noise of a crowd or the quiet of a peaceful place,All of this points to You. How can I not thank You?When I move [...]

READ: GALATIANS 6:8-10 I spend a lot of time at home, and sometimes that makes me feel like I’m not touching as many lives as I should. But as I thought about it more, I realized there are lots of things I do while I am at home to look out for others and be [...]