As winter is here to stay in my area a bit sooner than expected, I thought of this snippet I wrote several years ago. You can read this and over 90 other short devotions in my book, “Seasons”. I updated the following just a bit for today’s blog. Hosea 6:3 – “Let us know; let […]
Jealousy
He Loves You, You Have Nothing Left to Prove
To butcher Sally Field’s quote upon winning her first Oscar, “You like me; you really like me.” Have you ever wondered if God not only loves you, but He really really likes you? Well, here is the truth. Yes, God loves you; He really, really does. Not only does he love you, God likes you! […]
Successfully Dealing With Failure
When I was a kid, just about every school in Canada set aside a day in June for a Field Sports Day. Many schools still do. Every student participates, from grade one to grade nine. My school was no exception. Back then, there were clear winners in each event. First, second, and third. That meant […]
The Cross – Our Muster Point
Ephesians 4:1-5 -“I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one […]
Is It Time to Grow Up and Stop Being Petty?
James 4:2 (NLT) – “You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous for what others have, and you can’t possess it, so you fight and quarrel to take it away from them. And yet the reason you don’t have what you want is that you don’t […]