As Christians, we’re now approaching the most monumental time in our calendar – the Easter season. Most of us know that “Easter” is not the biblical term for our celebration. Jesus died on the same day as lambs were being slain for the Jewish Passover meal. He was the fulfillment of Old Testament prophesies about [...]
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Do or Done?
A rap video has recently surfaced on the Internet that has drawn a lot of attention. It’s entitled “Why I hate religion but love Jesus.” The intent of the piece, written and delivered by Jefferson Bethke, is (I believe) to show why the lost world may be confused about Christianity, believing it to be just [...]
Birth Pangs
It was over thirty-five years ago that I had my last child, but the life-changing event is something you don’t forget easily. Certain details fade with time, of course, but most women can recall the final stages of giving birth with clarity because of the strong emotions that seem to burn the memory into their [...]
The Great Christmas Let-Down
During the months of November and December we hear a lot about Jesus’ birth. We seldom mention it during the other ten months of the year, but during the Advent and Christmas season we are treated to a seemingly non-stop retelling of the awesome event. I don’t imagine I can bring any new insights to [...]
Wild Honey From the Rock
As I sit down to write this devotional, I'm so grateful to the Lord for two things. First, that He loves me enough to discipline me when I am not up to snuff. I feel loved when His Holy Spirit gently reveals something in my heart that falls short of His holiness. Why? Because I [...]
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not?
When I was in high school I had some good friends who were Roman Catholic. Because we all attended church regularly, we sometimes shared ideas and how we felt about our faith. I remember how shocked I was the first time one of them told me how he saw the role of the Virgin Mary [...]
Pre-hydrate!
I've just returned from the coast of South Carolina, where the air temperatures mixed with the heat index made it feel like 110 degrees. Stiflingly hot temps in addition to sky-high dew points made you feel like you were maybe a little crazy to venture out from under the comfort of air conditioning. People flocked [...]
His Story
I’ve always loved March. Down here in the South, we are treated to an early spring, so by the first of March we are already enjoying stunning profusions of white and pink cherry blossoms and bright yellow daffodils. Temperatures still fluctuate, but it’s not uncommon to experience balmy days in the mid-60s. If we open [...]
Spiritual Winter
It’s been a while since I wrote a devotional focused primarily on a personal word or encounter with God. There’s a reason for this—I’ve been walking through some emotionally tough months when I could barely distinguish a whisper from the Holy Spirit, a time when I felt all alone, bereft of God’s comfort and guidance. [...]
The Blues
Do you ever get “the blues”? I don’t mean the serious condition of clinical depression that some people are afflicted with. I’m talking about the garden variety of everyday blues … the feelings that come on you unbidden but are generally linked to some sad new developments in your life. When things are going great [...]
Adventuring with God 