This week’s blog is not my usual style but bear with me. I have something at stake here. As a creative, an author, and a blogger, I have growing concerns about AI. Just yesterday, I saw that Tom Hanks is suing a dental product company that used AI to recreate HIS voice, HIS image, and […]
Archives 1/1/2023 – 12/21/2023
Worship – Appeasing an Angry God?
Are you still trying to get in God’s good books? Quit trying! If you are a Christ follower, you are already a beloved child in your Father’s good graces. An excerpt from “Dare to Call Him Friend” one of my devotional books, available in print or e-book formats. Is God about to drop the other […]
He Called YOU to Carry His Message – Be Yourself
Sacrificially stepping into God’s calling does not mean everything will be clear sailing. In fact, if Biblical narratives are any sign, the opposite seems to be the norm. However, if you study those same narratives, you’ll quickly learn that the safest place a child of God can be is in God’s loving hands during the […]
Stand Firm! Resist the Urge to Return to Yesterday’s Strategies
Lately, I have been dwelling on Ephesians 6:10-17, which is familiar to you if you have been reading my blog as of late. Have you ever noticed how often Paul charges his readers to ‘stand firm’ in that passage? I did! Three times! Anyone who studies the Bible knows to pay attention when something is […]
God Blesses Those Who Walk With Integrity
Proverbs 10:9 – “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.” It’s a story that could be played out in any modern corporation. A young man, let’s call him Dave, interns with a growing yet successful family firm and excels in the small tasks given to […]
Peacekeeper or Peacemaker?
Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” In the 1970s and 80s, Canada sent thousands of troops worldwide on peacekeeping missions. The troops’ job was to ensure the conditions of a tentative truce were followed until lasting peace could be achieved. At the […]
Further In! Push Past Resistance
Ezekiel 47:2-6 NLT –”I could see the water flowing out through the south side of the east gateway. Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet[a] and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles. He measured off another 1,750 feet and led me across again. This […]
Social Media’s Plague of Unkindness
I learned something a few weeks ago as I watched a YouTube video meant for entertainment and not necessarily education. Where I learned this bit of new knowledge is ironic. YouTube is a prime example of the spread of a plague that is spreading across Social Media. Did you know that a group of ravens […]
So, How’s That Working For You?
Please forgive the vocabulary and slang used in today’s thoughts. I found I couldn’t express my point in my usual devotional style. To understand where I am coming from, I suggest you read the chapters in 1 Kings right after the death of Solomon, starting in chapter twelve. “The Fall And Division Of The Nation […]