Have you ever felt like you didn’t want to celebrate Christmas? Here are a few thoughts inspired by “Joy to the World” on how we can find joy in the coming of Christ this Christmas season.
Blind Bartimaeus
I am a fixer. I love challenges, problems, and puzzles, and I’m good at creating a clear path forward to achieve a goal. There are a lot of good things about being wired this way, but there are also some shadow sides. Life presents some problems that I can’t project Continue Reading
How Can I Experience Spiritual Growth?
Did you make New Year’s resolutions this year? Maybe you want to lose weight, read more, eat healthier, start a business, or just put down your phone more. Maybe your resolutions are geared towards spiritual growth, so you decided to read the Bible or pray more. Often we make these Continue Reading
Prayer for Afghanistan
Lord, we bring Afghanistan before you. We have seen for many, many years the destructive forces of the enemy at work in that nation. But we believe in the prophetic vision of Isaiah for Afghanistan, that they will join the nations in ascending the mountain of the Lord (Is. 2:1-5). Continue Reading
Psalm 46: A Meditation for Turbulent Times
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Ps. 46:1-3 There are unique days in history that make us feel like the world is caving in Continue Reading
Kingdom Living in a Pandemic
2020 – what a year. Everyone is relieved that this tumultous year is coming to a close. In one way or another, all of us have lost something, adapted to new ways of living and being, and endured a difficult season. Instead of experiencing a great “2020 vision” and seeing Continue Reading