Dare to Celebrate Jesus!
I just finished reading the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old testament. What can I say? I am very glad for Christmas this year. What an awesome God! What a pitiful bunch of people we are!...
View ArticleHow to Live in Love?
A life filled with harmony, peace, and love is something we all want. And, yet, we can’t quite achieve it. Because harmony, peace, and love are by-products of living well, not things we can force to...
View ArticleGod Wants It All
Whose side are you on? You know, there’s no middle ground. Even if we’d like it to be so. Jesus said: “Whoever isn’t with me is against me, and whoever doesn’t gather with me scatters.” (Matthew 12:30,...
View ArticleGive Blessing in Return
Peter is one of the Bible characters whose spiritual growth impresses me time after time. He was passionate for Jesus from early on yet he didn’t first really understand what it meant to live for...
View ArticleHunting for Hope?
The whole world is hunting for peace, wholeness, and hope. But these things can only be found in a very unlikely place: the empty tomb of Jesus Christ. Because of the resurrection of Jesus who was...
View ArticleSet Hope on the Living God
Did you know that “Living God” is mentioned fourteen times both in the Old and New testament? 28 times we are reminded that God is not a sentimental idea or a lofty philosophy. God is a living person...
View ArticleQuest for God’s Will, part 2/4
Today our quest for what it means to “Live well, Live wisely, live humbly” (James 3:13, MSG) continues. We started our quest yesterday. Today we talk about how ‘living well’ can help us on our quest...
View ArticleSo Long, Silly Self-Help
Do you try make yourself a better person? Or do you trust God work in you to make you a person of grace? There’s a world of difference between those two ways of life. Self-strength stages an illusion....
View ArticleConstant Renewal the Jesus Way
Do you need constant renewal? I certainly do. Yesterday’s grace and peace won’t work today. I need my daily refill in order to live out of love and not out of fear. If you don’t trust my word on it,...
View ArticleRobust Peace of God
Robust peace might sound a bit odd first. That’s because we’ve learned to think of peace as of lack of something. Peace is lack of hurry or lack of pestering people. The peace the world ever is able...
View ArticleHelp for a Control Freak
Are you a control freak? Or an occasional control freak? You are not alone. It is hard to live carefree. It would be nice to be able to control things, wouldn’t it? But that’s not how life works....
View ArticleHow to Be at Peace
As we approach Thanksgiving and other big family celebrations, it is good to remember how to be at peace in demanding situations. We can’t be peaceful without being centered on God. We can’t be...
View ArticleHow to Have Peace of Mind
Do you desire to have peace of mind? I think we all do. When we have peace of mind, we are happy. It is that wonderful feeling when you know all is well and all is going to be all right. But how to...
View ArticleRefresh Me, Lord
Are you tired, weary, and/or exhausted? Are you in need of tender loving care? Are you in need of restoration? You’ve come to the right place, I can point you to the Source of Life. Come, even if you...
View ArticleReady to Die, Ready to Live
Are you afraid of natural disasters or living in general? Or are you ready to die, ready to live? Life sure is unpredictable. We can’t control it. We don’t know the time of the end of the world,...
View ArticleGod First
Usually, when we talk about the Biblical concept of putting God first, we think of choosing between God and other things/people in our life. But I think it is also choosing between you and God. We are...
View ArticleReadiness, Trust, Peace
My word for 2015 has been readiness. I had no clue what to to expect of this year or what I would learn along the way. But the word intrigued me from the very beginning. It did bring some nice...
View ArticleConfession or Excuses?
Sometimes you hear someone to mention they’ll return to God when they get their act together. That makes me sad because they’ve misunderstood the process so badly. It’s not our job to put our act...
View ArticleGod Is Our Ever-Present Help
This is a gentle and hopefully encouraging reminder that you are not alone in your troubles. No matter how you feel, no matter how chaotic your life seems to be right now, you are not alone. God is our...
View ArticlePeace and Quiet
The million dollar question in today’s chaotic life style is how you can have peace and quiet despite of all odds. How about you? Do you know how to have peace beyond understanding? If you do, you are...
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