Morning Devotional 5.4.26

Lessons Learned by my Other Downward Facing Dog โ€œAnd the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Peterโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Obu was insistent this morning. He interrupted my morning writing ( …

Morning Devotional 4.27.26

โ€œYou are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ We are Light. The Word identifies us as visible reflectors of Godโ€™s Truth, righteousness, and love. We are called to be the embodiment of active, public faith that acts as a guiding, moral light to a fallen …

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 12.1.2025

โ€œThe Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day nor the moon by night.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ121โ€ฌ:โ€ญ5โ€ฌ-โ€ญ6โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ More about grief, fear, and lonelinessโ€ฆit is essentially human to experience these emotions. They are not indicative of insufficient faith. Acknowledge your humanity.Jesus wept.Jesus pitched a …

Morning Devotional 11.30.2025

โ€œPeace be within your walls and security within your towers.โ€ For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, โ€œPeace be within you.โ€ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ122โ€ฌ:โ€ญ7โ€ฌ-โ€ญ9โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ As we begin a new Christian year with this first Sunday of …

Monday Musings…

We worry too much. We worry about affording that which we desire, rather than considering whether the things we desire are good for us. We worry about having time to fit it all in, rather than thoughtfully considering what is really important, ruthlessly editing those things that are not. We worry about impressing people with …