Burned out on religion? It can and does happen too many. The cure? Love God and allow Him to love you back.

Religion or Relationship?

  Jesus was not irreligious, yet He often had to interrupt religion to accomplish his purposes and gain the hearts and trust of His followers. Religion is man’s attempt to connect with God, and man works very hard at it. Many religious people deny themselves, batter themselves, sadden themselves, bores themselves half to death and […]

Preposterous

It’s Preposterous!

Don’t expect easy assignments from a God this big!   What if God says something preposterous to you? What if He expected something of you that was totally absurd and almost laughable? What if his instructions were totally unreasonable and outrageous? Guess what! When God talks and we listen, we can almost be assured that […]

God's borders show His intentions for our inheritance. They are important to us.

Names and Neighborhoods

          You will miss what I’m saying in this devotional unless you stop right now and read Joshua 19:10-15.     (I trust you did that and are back.) Did you ever wonder why this seemingly unnecessary list of ancient cities is part of the Bible that God needed us to have?’ Is […]

How foolish to foist our sins and their consequences on God. Let's take responsibility for the messes we created!

The Blame Game

  “People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.” Proverbs 19:3 NLT It takes unmitigated gall to put God on the defense stand! we sow seeds of unfaithfulness in a relationship, then shake our fist at God when that relationship fails we sow seeds of indifference in our […]