Contending with His Energy

  Scripture: “To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.” Col 1:29 “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”  Phil 4:13 NLT Reflection: The second law of thermodynamics states that if left to its...

The Cardinal Question

The Cardinal Question “Who do you say I am?”   The big question came just after Jesus healed a blind man in the town of Bethsaida. Jesus and the disciples were hiking into the hill country toward the region of Caesarea Philippi, a place known for its debauchery and...

Defining a Psalm

This past week, my wife sent me Psalms 23 and asked me to do an exercise with her. She challenged me to summarize each line of Psalms 23 with one or two descriptive words. It caused me to reflect on the passage of scripture in a totally different way than my normal...

Learn more – See more – Love more

Scripture: John 14:12 NASB: “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father.” John 15:15 NIV: “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does...

Next Generation Trees

Scripture: Psalm 1:1- 3 “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a...