I realize just how long and hard I have worked to keep my heart safe - to try and protect it from harm, pain, rejection, and sorrow. Although the intent to protect oneself initially seems good and well, and is obviously necessary to a degree - an unhealthy guarding comes from a spirit of fear …
Goodness Gone Gushing
“It’s not what you do for God, but what God does for you - that’s the agenda for rejoicing”. Good reminder - so often the subtle message we hear is what are you doing for God? The message is so duty filled, and full of obligation - detached from how our heart may feel. Doesn’t …
Enjoy The Best Of Jesus
Do we “enjoy” Jesus? I have seen various quotes from past saints claim such bold things as to “love God and enjoy the life He gives”, and to “enjoy the best of Jesus”, as well as the catechism, “glorify God and enjoy Him forever”. Yet, to be honest, how often do we see, or even …
Phoenix Love – 24 Years Ago Today
These lyrics were written by me, and sung acoustically by two friends at my wedding 24 years ago. Though I was barely 24 years old, it was my attempt, during that period in my life, to express my love for the person I wanted to marry. Granted, I had no idea what all that truly …
Thundering Herds
Numbers can drive movements and change - no doubt. Get any large army, large gathering, large groupings, and this power in numbers can be seen. However, there is also an unseen - and God seems to enjoy creating great movements with small numbers. Gideons army is a great example of this, as is the immeasurable …
Eager Livin’
To live eagerly inspires a sense of hope within my soul. It seems to awaken my heart to all that is, and all that is possible, as I grow ever more intimate with Christ in my life. Eager to relate healthier with others, or as the Message translation puts it, “being easy on people makes …
Burn The Mask
So many feel like they don’t “fit” into the frame. They feel different, perhaps out of place. They struggle for awhile, perhaps for a lifetime, with never fully feeling accepted, valued, appreciated, and seen for who they truly are. Granted, some of these feelings can swell up from an internal struggle with unaddressed insecurities, fears, …
Doses of Daily Delights
Can we delight in each day? Truly, not as hoarders seeking consumptions to gratify our lusts, but rather, as children receiving daily gifts from a loving Father. To “make the most of whatever job we have for as long as God gives us life. Making the most of what God gives, both the bounty and …
Spend Lavishly
I saw a quote recently that might help clarify this point further, “A poor man knows the true value of money and will dare not waste it, but a rich man is extravagant and always looking for an opportunity to empty his pockets”. Are we living rich, or poor, regardless of our financial status? Saint …
Receiving Well
Most of us enjoy receiving gifts, and giving them. Yet, one act may be easier than the other. For some, receiving well may be hard to do. We might be much more comfortable with giving. For example, I recall a time attempting to lift a canoe to the top of my car. I knew I …
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