When God snatched my stepsister back from the dark side, she read the entire Bible in three months. Three months! It takes me a whole year to read through the Bible. I felt convicted.
My excuse, at that time, was . . .
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Food for Your Devotion
The subtle allegories of poetry often elude my grasp. Three-thousand-year-old poetry, as in the Song of Songs, leaves me completely baffled. The Sacred Journey by Brian and Candice Simmons brings clarity and insight that I can grab ahold of. Their understanding of the poetry provides food for my devotion. . . .
In Song of Songs 5, the bride . . . .
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Creative Imagination
Maybe you don’t think you are creative, but you are.
I am pausing to consider this verse in Isaiah because the Hebrew word translated as “mind” is unusual. It means “creative imagination.” . . . .
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God Who Animates the Word
I write a weekly blog which almost no one reads. You may wonder why I do it. I sometimes wonder myself.
At first, I started . . .
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From Duty to Desire
As a young believer, I struggled to keep the spiritual disciplines. I knew I was “supposed to” read the Word every morning and pray. Yet, even 15 minutes of quiet seemed impossibly long.
Today, years later, I spend an hour each morning and long for more time to spend in quiet pursuit of the Lord. When did that happen? What changed my heart . . .
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Is Worship your Main Goal?
From the burning bush, God stated that the goal of the exodus is that His people could sacrifice to (worship) Him. The ten plaques and miraculous signs and dramatic exit distract from the main purpose. God was and is calling out to Himself worshipers.
God established, . . .
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What is My Purpose?
The young man redesigning my website for the book launch, asked for a single word to describe my purpose. What is my purpose? Why do I spend hours writing and rewriting devotions to post every week? Why do I share what I have painted whether it is good or not? What is my goal?
Encouragement. My goal is to encourage YOU!
This verse in Ecclesiastes expresses . . .
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