Advent: Day 14 – Light

I don’t think we realize the dark we live in when our whole lives evolve around ourselves. What we will do today. Who we will spend time with today. Where we will go today. When we will do what we do today. Why we will do what we do. How we will do what we…

Advent: Day 13 – Under the Surface

We do not see how He sees. We think we know what we are looking at but without His truth we see the cracks only. We see what we think is best. He sees the beauty in things we pass right by. We need a washing of eyes. I need this washing of eyes. We…

Advent: Day 12 – The Community

God is at work, everyday at work, in your “little things.” He is behind all the details of our lives -interested and engaged! He cares about what you cry about. The trouble comes when we care more about crying than to seeing His care that comes when we cry. We fail to see His love…

Advent: Day 5 – Blessing

The ultimate act of faith would be to absolutely believe that this God we serve is GOOD. HE IS GOOD! Could I believe that with all my heart? That HE IS GOOD! Am I able to believe that He will bless me? Advent …the Blessing that blesses has come. The notion that God is good…

Prepare for Rejoicing – Advent

Last Sunday, I choked on toothpaste while getting ready for church. I accidentally inhaled it. I coughed, and coughed, as my lungs gasped for air. The coughing subsided but I could feel a burning in my chest just below my collar bone. Over the next few days, I developed a heaviness in my chest, my…

Changes and Advent

This time of year always calls me to come away and to quiet. Every year, I hear myself say the same thing, “If the leaves and flowers and all the living things around us in nature prune back, go dormant, and hide away for the winter. Why do we run, hustle more, and run at…