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  There is something about water that always draws my attention. Perhaps it is because it can change so quickly. It can be calm, and reflective. It can ripple and pucker. Sometimes it will rush and splash, crash, and tumble. Or it can gush forward in a torrent with enough strength to tear down buildings […]

  As we conclude our series on Stillness, I want you to take a moment to access your current state of mind. Are you anxious today? Fearful? Content? Joy-filled? Is your heart quiet with the love of Christ or do you feel angst in your spirit as you begin reading these words? Do you need […]

  As we continue our series on stillness, I want to remind you that cultivating stillness is a discipline. Our world promotes almost anything other than a cessation of activity. In last week’s devotion we focused on silence. Today we will turn our thoughts to solitude. To many solitude seems like an absolute nightmare, especially […]

Stillness. What is it and how do you do it? We live in a world of hurry. We have what John Mark Comer in his book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurrycalls “Hurry Sickness.” The symptoms of hurry sickness include (but are not limited to): Irritability Hypersensitivity Restlessness Non-stop activity Emotional numbness Out of order priorities […]

  I’m about to start this blog in a scandalous manner. That’s right, I am going to bring up something secular that many are against, but that actually has a practical message. Here it goes … In the third book of the fictional Harry Potter series there is a creature that preys upon the characters’ […]

  Do you ever end your day knowing that you did a million things, but you do not feel fulfilled or accomplished? I believe this is something we can all relate to in some way. During this season of life, the Lord has been reminding me of the ways that I spend my time and […]

  What can I tell you about our Women’s retreat? Or really, as I sit here getting ready to write, I wonder how I can tell you what I experienced. See now that all the rushing for our office has settled (and even though there are still boxes sitting on the floor in my office) […]

  What do you do when you want to get to know someone? Do you take them out for lunch? Maybe share a cup of coffee? Most likely, you ask them some questions, and then what? You listen. So now, let’s shift that focus—rather than talking about a friend. Let’s talk about the Friend and […]

  I listen to this rather hilarious podcast most mornings while I get ready for work called, The Nateland Podcast. It is a clean show about nothing—they don’t talk politics, or anything controversial. Instead, they debate serious things, like how to pronounce the word “penguin,” all while cracking jokes with historical inaccuracies that will at […]

  Today, I want to get straight to the point and talk to you about trust. There are many reasons I could be talking about trust, but the one I want to fixate on today is from a little note in my Bible that rests beside the final verses of Psalm 33. “I can rejoice […]