God Sightings

Look to the heavens tonight and Thursday evenings from 10:00pm – 2:00pm and you will spot a God sighting. A God sighting is simply an acknowledgment that God has done something in our lives. But in this case, we will see God doing something in our...

The Lord is Our Strength

Recently, I spoke with a new friend who shares my love of travel. We discovered we had both toured Mont St. Michel, an enormous abbey that sits atop a small island in Normandy, France. This popular attraction celebrates its 1,000th birthday this year, making it a...

This is the Way; Walk in It

Hurray! It’s officially summer!  Don’t you love getting back to nature in the summer months?  In the spring our senses are tantalized with the emergence of green grass, birds chirping, and flowers budding. But in summer, we can enjoy all those things and more in...

God Has a Plan

At the beginning of my senior year in high school, Mr. Edmonds, our guidance counselor, visited each home room class to talk about our career plans following graduation. He emphasized the importance of choosing the right career path by saying, “You better know what...

Psalm 27

The devotional in These Days was from Psalm 27:4-10. When I first read it, it brought to my consciousness the times we have gone through this past year. Has God left us to flounder, alone? Psalm 27 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom...

Good Enough

The prevailing opinion in our society seems to be that good people go heaven. But how good is good enough? Is 51% good deeds good enough for heaven? Maybe 60%; or 75%. What is God’s standard of goodness? Actually, Jesus disappointed and probably angered a lot of...

The Question of Why

Why are there so many rules for Christians? How can I possibly live up to all that? This is a question I heard several times from the unchurched when I was part of a Bible study at West Central Community Correctional Facility. You may have heard this from...

Finding Gifts of Peace in November

This month, most of us celebrate Thanksgiving. There is rich history on this day, which should never be forgotten or taken for granted. Here is what comes to my mind regarding Thanksgiving that I want to share with my church family. I cherish memories of...

Faith Like a Child

Matthew 18:2-4He called a little child to him and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is...

The Train of Life

1 Corinthians 13:4-7Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in...