I am healing you. I am restoring you. Much of the discomfort you feel is Me dealing with your wounds—with the offenses that caused them, and the lies that have infected them. I know they've been painful, but if you'll trust Me, if you will not hold back any pieces of your heart and mind, …
Duck, Duck, Loose
I walk into the grocery store. I only need milk, and start toward the dairy section. But my mind's not on milk. I'm agitated, though I don't know why. I've been getting frustrated a lot lately, even by little things. Usually that's a warning for me I'm not in the right place, spiritually or emotionally. …
Presence First
There's an eternal difference between knowing God who is truth and making truth a god. The deviation usually happens when I leave God's presence to prove I'm right. The world needs truth more than ever, but truth is a person. If my words and actions don't create an opportunity for someone to have an encounter …
And Now for Something Completely Different
Angi and I were hiking through the redwoods when she spotted this tree. From the angle we viewed it, the base appeared to be a lion's head and mane. I was half-expecting it to speak in Liam Neeson's Aslan voice. As we stared at it for a while, I was reminded of a dream I …
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Reset
Sometimes you get overloaded, freeze, and crash. Even another large coffee can't reboot you. Here's your reset. It deletes malicious programs, clears history you keep obsessing over, and upgrades your core processor. Take a breath. Read this verse from Jeremiah 31: "I have loved you with an everlasting love. With unending kindness I have drawn …