You don’t take a break from God. That’s because God is the source of our rest. You don’t take a rest from rest!I’ve seen people who wanted to take a break from church. And usually, this means they take a break from God as well. By their logic, they want to be by themselves and […]

Psalm 119:130–The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.1 Corinthians 2:2–For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. When we hear people refer to someone as “simple-minded” it usually carries the negative slant of being naive or foolish.  Which can be very destructive according to who and what we […]

I’ve had more human contact this week than I did in months (due to school training), but I feel emotionally dead inside. Perhaps it is due to my limited time with the Lord, or maybe it is due to the fact that these conversations have nothing to do with God…I realize that conversations that have […]

Psalm 17:1,3–Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!  Give ear to my prayerfrom lips free of deceit!…3 You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouthwill not transgress.If we were asked what motivates us to listen intently to other people, […]

I spent so much time trying to find God’s will for my life in my younger years. The Bible doesn’t seem to give too much information on how to find God’s will for our lives. And I think there is a reason for it. When we think “God’s will for our lives”, we think in terms […]

Watching the Democratic Convention last night, my daughter asked, “Why would people in their last years of life run for president?” I thought that was very telling. Rather than assuming being the top dog as a good thing, she sees it as a burden and a responsibility. Why do people strive to get to the top […]

If you could have any talent you want, what would it be? Here are some that I wanted or even envied others had:  Being able to play the piano. In heaven, I will learn to play the piano. Just hearing the chortles of fingers dancing on the keyboard makes my heart sing!  Being able to […]

John 8:7-9-And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus […]

Selfishness inside the church is a problem now and was a problem also in the 1st century. We are born selfish. That’s what it means to be a sinner. We were created for God – therefore God-centered – but sin made us become self-centered. And Christian discipleship is simply changing from self-centered to god-centered. Paul rebukes the […]

I’ve heard some Christians say, “Sometimes, we have to be selfish and take care of ourselves.” While I understand the intention, I do not agree with the premise. There is NO time that a Christian should be selfish. “Let no on seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.” 1 Cor. 10:24And this means that […]