We seem to be at a crossroad. For many decades my Christian faith has been my guiding force – my ‘North Star’. My relationship with Jesus has guided my entire life. What He says – goes. My behavior has been modeled by his Word. Until recently there has been little pushback against my beliefs. […]
Archive | April, 2019
A Fresh Heart Prayer Devotional – April 2019
“When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah 1:4 KJV Nehemiah was confronted with a crisis of national proportion. Jerusalem was in shambles and God’s people had a future that looked awfully bleak. Nehemiah’s first response to the […]
One Piece Isn’t Enough
One solitary piece of a 500 piece puzzle does not a picture make! What piece of your puzzle are you puzzling over? Does it make sense to you? Can you see where it fits into the whole? Even with the picture on the cover it’s difficult if not impossible to see where and how […]
Embrace The Struggle
Being a follower of Jesus is an honor and privilege. Being a serious disciple adds joy, but also brings some challenges. The original disciples found their lives took on meaning by their association with Jesus. They enjoyed those years traveling with Jesus during his growing popularity. They were in the center of national news! But […]
Hang On To Your Faith!
Victory is God’s to give … you are to stand strong in faith! “Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?” Psalm 42:3 NLT Oh, the taunts! The discrediting of God. The snide innuendoes to his apparent irrelevance and powerlessness! We […]