Morning Devotional 12.6.2025

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Many times this year, I have relied upon the comfort drawn from these words. Grief is heavy, inscrutable, and insidious. Nonetheless, its mantle has become …

Morning Devotional 11.24.2025

“for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭20‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Have you ever had the experience of saying or doing something offhandedly brilliant? I’ve learned that, for me, it’s an anointing. I can’t do that regularly on my own. I have the honor and privilege of serving …

Morning Devotional 11.19.2025

“for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Let's be honest; sometimes, God knows, we’re just scared.Do it anyway.We’ve never been alone.We’re beloved by an Omnipotent God. Each morning when I sit at my desk, I look up …

Morning Devotional 11.3.2025

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be …

Exhaled (a reboot)

And then, I exhaled. I’m committed to learning to breathe deeply. This is more than a metaphor. I am a shallow breather. According to people who teach meditation,   When we breathe in a shallow way, the body remains in a cyclical state of stress—our stress causing shallow breathing and our shallow breathing causing stress. This …

#31DaysofWatchingGodMove-It Ain’t Over

Encores. You know, when the show is over, but you're just not ready to leave. This 31 days wasn't even my idea, God. This was all You. Now that I'm here, watching and waiting...yielded and still. See What I Did There? I ain't leaving. Remember when Peter, James, and John saw Moses & Elijah with …