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Scattered
Not broken. Not lost. But spread thin—pulled across too many directions, voices, responsibilities, and expectations. Like seed thrown wide, some falling on good soil, some caught on the wind before it ever touched the ground. Your Word says that “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). And today I see how easily my heart wanders—how quickly it attaches itself to outcomes, approval, productivity, and the quiet fear of falling behind. My mind move
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Dec 18, 20252 min read
The Angels Long to Hear
In the endless hum of wanting, man fills his mouth with dust. He builds temples of currency and calls them blessed, while the angels yawn — their wings heavy with the silence of our noise. The Son of Man walks still, unseen, through the markets and the pews, seeking hearts not yet traded for comfort or acclaim. He whispers into the clamor, but our ears are tuned to the rhythm of return. The world spins on a coin’s edge, polished by desire’s thumb. Man, brilliant and blind, na
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Oct 18, 20251 min read
Rooted. Rested. Released.
Rooted – Established in Christ Colossians 2:6-7 – “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in...
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Sep 26, 20252 min read
Go outside - and fear not
"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside ... Nature brings solace in all troubles." Anne Frank Fear...
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Jun 12, 20254 min read
Are we missing the purpose of life?
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they...
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Mar 9, 20253 min read
Let go
What part of life…. What parts of your current life would your future self wish you'd let go of sooner? But one thing I do:...
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Feb 19, 20251 min read
When will Jesus come back?
How do birds of prey know where the dead body is? They just know instinctively, and so you will know when I appear. Then immediately this...
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Dec 20, 20243 min read
Preparing to see
People only see what they are prepared to see. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Bible Refers to God as an invisible God. No one has seen God at...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Frolicking
For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do...
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Jul 15, 20241 min read
The harmonious wind blows
Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; Psalms 148:8 God’s words are vast, unimaginable, covering every aspect...
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Apr 10, 20241 min read
He healed them all
and he healed all who were sick. Matthew 12:15 I have noticed that when Jesus heals people in the Bible there are typically two...
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Jan 3, 20243 min read
Wrath
But since we belong to the day, we must stay alert and clearheaded by placing the breastplate of faith and love over our hearts, and a...
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Dec 22, 20231 min read
I have never seen the face of God. But that doesn’t mean I don’t know what He looks like.
Good morning! He is the creator of the universe. He loves you more than words can describe.
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
Certainty and faith
Don’t you know that God, the true judge, will grant justice to all his chosen ones who cry out to him night and day? He will pour out his...
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Oct 29, 20231 min read
A base of operation within you
Sin is a dethroned monarch; so you must no longer give it an opportunity to rule over your life, controlling how you live and compelling...
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Oct 10, 20233 min read
Weakness
Yet there are those who yield to their weakness, and they will have troubles unending. I never gather with such ones, nor give them honor...
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Oct 5, 20232 min read
What encircles you?
As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the...
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Aug 31, 20232 min read
Moral darkness
In reality, the truth of God is known instinctively, for God has embedded this knowledge inside every human heart. Opposition to truth...
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Aug 16, 20232 min read
Another flip of the calendar
Has it ever occurred to you that there is nothing that happens in a day that is insignificant? Every moment in our lives has reason and...
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Aug 14, 20233 min read
Uncensored emotion can spell trouble - or freedom.
As a child in a home of four brothers, displays of emotion were not abundant for me. Emotions became suppressed as these were for girls...
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Aug 11, 20232 min read
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