Be Prepared

If you’ve done all you can, you’re prepared.

The Instrument of Prayer

Prayer is the instrument we play for a listening God. Our prayers do not flow like a concerto, nor are they fluid like a symphony, nor rhythmic like a march. They are halting and unsure, like a child’s first piano piece. God is patient. Still, they are music to God’s ears. God knows the melody, […]

Jump Ball With God

Have you ever watched a kids basketball game? They’re all scrambling around, don’t quite have the ball under control, but they know their objective: get it in the basket. Occasionally, they pass it. Often, they shoot and miss. The tall ones get all the rebounds. This is the way it was when I played basketball […]

Sips not Big Gulps Taste Best

I really want to take life in big gulps. But God offers it to me in small sips. So I can taste and see that the Lord is good. I would like just to have it all figured out. You know, what I’m meant to do, who I’m meant to be, how I’m meant to […]

Making the Invisible Enemy Visible

Life is a constant battle with unseen challenges. Invoking faith helps visualize these challenges, turning them from formidable opponents into manageable entities that can be defeated.

Same God, New Me, Daily

God doesn’t keep repeating Gods-self. That’s SUCH a good thing. He doesn’t say what I would say to me, “If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a thousand times ___________.”  Nope. God finds a new way to put what God needs to keep telling me over and over again. That is grace. Because the […]

You have not arrived but you’re getting there

Recently, I drove to my Dad’s house just north of Atlanta. The roads are constantly under construction there so I activated my navigation system to assist me along the way. As I approached his subdivision the voice became more frequent and more insistent. It seemed to be building up to a big finish. In .3 miles turn […]