Morning Devotional 2.16.26

โ€œAnd this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ2 Johnโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ6โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Walk in love. Weโ€™re supposed to stay in our lane. Today, that means understanding my role, staying out of Godโ€™s Way, and trusting in Divine …

Morning Devotional 2.14.26

โ€œLove must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.โ€โ€ญโ€ญRomansโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ-โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Love must be sincere.Everyday.All the days.Because we are created by a Loving God. Image may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 1.30.26

โ€œBut be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJamesโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ22โ€ฌ โ€ญKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I take great pride in finding images to share along with my morning encouragement. Sometimes, itโ€™s easyThere are so many thoughts, interpretations, and perspectives on The Word. This one is easy.Do what it says.Love God.Love one another.Seek justice.Walk …

Old Year’s Night-This Year, There Will Be Fire

New Yearโ€™s Eve portends a year of hopeful questions. Old Yearโ€™s Night is the last day of an answering year. In every case, the answer is the same. If it didnโ€™t kill you, no matter what it was, you will never fear it again.  Old Yearโ€™s Nights prepare for New Yearโ€™s Days by way of …

Morning Devotional 12.23.2025

โ€œThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not harm all the days of her life.โ€โ€ญโ€ญProverbsโ€ฌ โ€ญ31โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ-โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Beloved, it wasnโ€™t supposed to end like this (and yet it did). Nevertheless, I am here and you are gone. I havenโ€™t spent a …

Morning Devotional 12.12.2025

โ€œI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ10โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Weโ€™re covered. A good shepherd builds trust through constant presence, guidance, and defense, living among the flock, maintaining a selfless commitment.Weโ€™re convered.Knowing this, letโ€™s worry less, love and laugh more, and trust the Good Shepherd.Thanks be to God. …

Morning Devotional 12.11.2025

โ€œYou forgave the iniquity of your people; you pardoned all their sin. Selah You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ85โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ-โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œRestore us again, oh God.โ€ I am changing. I am releasing what no longer …

Morning Devotional 12.6.2025

โ€œThe 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.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ34โ€ฌ:โ€ญ18โ€ฌ-โ€ญ19โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ 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 …

A Journey 6 Years, 6 Months, and 15 Days in the Making-OneWord 2024

6 years, 6 months, and 15 days ago, I wrote...ย  And what is chaos? Genesis teaches that โ€œThe earth wasย without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.โ€ย ย Genesis 1:2 ESV In the beginning, God brought order, but what …