“Pleased to meet you… hope you guess my name.” ~ Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones There is no denying that we all have evil thoughts from time to time, and throughout our lives, we have often acted on those thoughts. Where do these selfish and wicked thoughts come from that take up residence in our minds?… Read More »
Coming Out Of The Closet
“ The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them. ” ~ Rachel Maddow When you first read the title of this devotional, what were your initial thoughts? That this devotional was about people from the LBGTQ+ community coming out… Read More »
Boundaries Are A Good Thing
“The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends and where the other begins?” ~ Edgar Allan Poe We set boundaries to protect the people, places, and things we love, but we also set boundaries to keep out those we don’t. The boundaries we… Read More »
Fully Vaccinated
“There is no vaccine against stupidity” ~ Albert Einstein There is no doubt the number one phrase for 2021 will be “I am fully vaccinated,” and the second will be “I am not getting vaccinated.” What’s a person to do? Take the vaccine or avoid it at all cost? Is it all a bunch of… Read More »
We Were Reborn
“Many Christians have the mistaken notion that eternal life begins when they die. But that is not biblically accurate. Eternal life begins when we are born again into the Kingdom of God.” ~ David Jeremiah What if someone asks you “what does it mean to be born again,” how would you respond? There are many… Read More »
God + You = Love Story
“People say all the time ‘I don’t have a good testimony’ because they think their story has to involve some dramatic story of change from ‘bad’ to ‘good.’ But Jesus didn’t come to save people this way. Sin doesn’t make us bad it makes us dead. Jesus came to save by bringing the dead to… Read More »
Be Merciful
A dark cloud is no sign that the sun has lost his light, and dark black convictions are no arguments that God has laid aside His mercy. ~ Charles Spurgeon We all need mercy. Mercy is “not” getting something that we deserve. If we are honest, there have been countless times, throughout our lives, that… Read More »
Blink of the Eye
“We should be rigorous in judging ourselves and gracious in judging others.” ~ John Wesley We have all heard the phrases “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” and “don’t judge a book by its cover.” One of the many flawed characteristics of being human is that we learn to judge… Read More »
Dust in the Wind
Today is the start of the Lenten season known as Ash Wednesday. This symbolic tradition stems from Judaism. One could argue that Christianity is the final development of Judaism. Throughout history, people have covered themselves in ashes to present an outward sign of the sin in their hearts and their willingness for God to cleanse… Read More »
Pulled Pork vs Pulled Sin
“Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.” ~ C.S. Lewis Most people enjoy a delicious pulled pork or a pulled chicken sandwich or platter. You add some pickles, sauce, beans, slaw, potato salad, bread, and you have yourself some mighty fine… Read More »
