Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: 8 Month pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 So we are eight months into this new world as we live through these crazy times of illness, times of economic changes, isolation, and a glimpse of hope with things opening up. Will people go back […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Facade Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a When I think of the word Facade most days, I think of the exterior of one of my hotel buildings. Today my thoughts went to my facade as a Christian […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: The word shapes For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart! – Hebrews 4:12 Current events, what is going on in the world, people turn to FOX News, CNN, […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: My Faith Walk Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Raised in the Catholic Church, left the church, returned to Methodist church, and then returned to Catholic Church a short time, now attending CapeVineyard Church. My faith walks, sometimes confused by the different focus of a specific church. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: All on him Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven – Matthew 10:32 Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I always feel the changes in both the air and my mind. I look forward to bird hunting and the fantastic color of the North Woods. It is one of the beauties of God that stops me in my […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Embrace the suck Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c A term used even today in the armed forces to embrace the most difficult challenges ahead. I can’t help but think of this phrase today as I did in a text with a fellow manager of what the […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Biblical times are now Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Plagues and earthquakes. Armies deployed, border walls being built and guarded. We read this in scripture, and we believe and discuss it in small groups. Yet it’s happening […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: UP North For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 I tell you all whenever I am here at my cabin in the Upper Peninsula, reflections, thanks, and praise is on my mind. I love this land, and I am grateful to be part […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Do It For the Family Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a “For the Family,” a phrase I have used many times with my children, It has been, on many occasions, a low voice out of dad’s hearing range a comment or joke about the phrase. But […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: God loves messed up people, just like us. For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 The title phrase attracted me to a church one […]