Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be yours as well. -Matthew 6:33 Like yeast, those who follow Jesus are in the world to change the world by being who we are, following Jesus into who God made us to be. His people hoped, expected, Read more…
Sitting on the back porch, enjoying the unseasonably cool weather . . . trying to find peace. There are more things on my “to do” list than I can possibly get done! Guests coming to sleep in a guest room with no flooring and missing woodwork . . . a Read more…
My dining room table is still clothed in its Easter finery and centered with a clear glass bucket full of bright plastic eggs loaded with fruit-flavored jelly beans or Dove caramel-filled dark chocolates. As I collect the strays that escaped the basket-bearing hunters, I find myself wondering whether I have Read more…
So…what if the way I have approached repentance is upside down? What if being transformed into the likeness of Jesus is not about me listing all my sins, grieving deeply enough over them, coming up with a strategy to distance myself from them and all the situations that provide temptation? Read more…
Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be yours as well. — Matthew 6:33 So…about those leaf-hoppers… My current theory (or insight) is that the tiny, sap-sucking things are very like the “secret” critic that often infests the places that Jesus means me to live Read more…
I have a leaf-hopper problem. They are not usually a big enough issue for the “insects of the garden” book to give more than a nod to dealing with them. But they ruined last year’s grape crop. Instead of the hundred pounds I expected, I got about twenty-five, if that. Read more…
Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be yours as well. -Matthew 6:33 My commitment is to follow Jesus every day in the everyday…So, how shall I think about Jesus as the King over my food choices? Does it matter? Why would He care? Should Read more…
Names are a big deal in the Bible. They are not just a handle to use to find someone on Facebook; names are intricately linked to character qualities, divine assignment or to historical events. Cities have names that reflect the builder, the geography around it, or the ruler-ship of it. Read more…
Dear friends, Sometimes you can get stuff done when you said you would, and sometimes you can’t. This has been one of those times. So, if you were expecting a new song release today or even March 1, I am sorry for disappointing you. We are working on a song Read more…
Dear Friend, You have value. Inestimable worth, actually. It is not your talents, gifts, strength or beauty that give you value. It is not your skills, courtesy, diplomacy or eloquence. It is not your real estate, bank account, job title or stock portfolio. It is not even your creativity, self-sacrifice Read more…