In my five trips to Ireland, I always end up in Dublin, and I always go to Phoenix Park, and I always sit on the same bench on the Khyber Road within the park. This is what I wrote after my first trip in 2016 as I sat on that bench. Sitting on a White […]
The safest place on earth is not an abstraction or a concept, not a thought in my mind or a sudden revelation, not even being in the Bible or in prayer or in Christian service. To put it clearly, it is not a something but a Someone. The safest place on earth is leaning back […]
Love the only One who could save you and the only One who can translate you from this life to heaven. On your own, you have nothing of any value for your trip to eternity.
We saw last week that one definition of love is “doing what’s best for the other person.” That’s a thought, and thoughts are not particularly beneficial until they become things. Jesus loves us is a thought. The cross is a thing. The cross became Jesus’ doing what’s best for us. I love Jesus is a […]
Come near to God and He will come near to you. James 4:8 It is not more knowledge that I need, Almighty God, but more seeking Your presence here and there and everywhere. You are in the fireplace downstairs and in the office upstairs. You are in the kitchen where I eatAnd in the bedroom […]
I visited with Marlin yesterday at the county jail where I am a volunteer chaplain. He has lived a dangerous life with drugs, stealing, violence, and serving seven sentences in prison. He is presently serving a short sentence in my jail for a minor parole violation. For the past two years, he has immersed himself […]
I can read all about Jesus, study His nature and historical background, but I will never get to know Him until I do the simple, basic act of obeying Him completely in all things. When we surrender, we are flooded with new light, new hope, great joy, glorious peace and abounding faith. And where do […]
I must be about my Father’s business. Luke 2:49 I have a busy week ahead of me, dozens of things I need to accomplish before Friday rolls around. That’s my business—overflowing agendas, full days, ten pounds to put in an eight pound bag—much to do about little that pertains to the kingdom of heaven. But […]
On May 24th of this year, I stopped at the Bite of Life coffee shop on the way back from St. Patrick’s National Cathedral in Dublin. I asked the Lord what He had to say to me there. “As you take the latte into your body, so I desire for you to take My Spirit […]
J. left jail last week and declared that he wanted me to be his mentor and accountability coach as he transitioned from a life of drugs to a life with Christ. “I’m going to need your help, Pat, so I don’t get back into the drug life I had and so I become the man […]