CHRIST AT THE FRONT OF THE STAGE To let God be first and foremost is essential for the committed Christian; that is, he or she who is serious about putting Christ at the front of the stage and standing humbly behind Him. We say we want God in Charge of our lives, but do we […]
PASSIVITY Life flows smoothly for me when I let God be in charge of my soul (mind, will, and emotions). Not that there aren’t problems, conflicts, and troubles; but when He takes care of them, they are manageable. Yesterday, I did not let Him be in charge in two instances that ended badly. I was […]
A RED LETTER DAY On Wednesday of this week, I was jolted out of bed at 4:30 in the morning by my alarm, and at 5:30 was in a van filled with Gideons heading for the University of Minnesota campus. We ate breakfast and prayed at a McDonalds off University Avenue, and by 7 a.m. […]
A SPECIAL PURPOSE Sitting on a sofa in Northfield, Minnesota, waiting for a plummer to finish his work at my son’s house, before I head back home to Buffalo. May peace be with you as you carry out God’s special purpose in your life today. What that is, I don’t know; and you most likely […]
EARLY MORNING SHOWER Soul = the mind, will, and emotions of every man and woman, boy and girl. Spirit = that place in a believer where the Holy Spirit lives, and the Father and the Son. The rain falling gently on the countryside this morning is like the Living Waters flowing into my soul. As […]
A PARADIGM SHIFT A paradigm shift is a change from one way of thinking to another. Let’s say you have been seeing the world from your point of view. Then one day you choose to see the world, the people you interact with, the circumstances and situations you’re involved in, and all else from God’s […]
TEACH ME TO LOVE JESUS Lord, give to me of the disposition that was in the souls of Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach, that I would pray continually and commune with You throughout this day. Holy Spirit, teach me to love Jesus in a way I never have before, until He is more of a […]
Getting Untangled Do you ever find yourself not taking time to spend with God because you’re so busy with other things? A child of God who wants to please God keeps his priorities straight and refuses to do things that could distract him from what is really important. In order to grow closer to God […]
SITTING IN MCDONALDS AT 6 A.M. I had time to meditate this morning because the person I was to meet with didn’t show up. What world have you given us, Lord, that a deranged man would kill 50 people in Orlando? As if it were Your fault. But it isn’t, not at all, unless giving […]
OFF TO IRELAND I will be in Ireland from May 7-18 and will not be posting during that time. My great grandfather was born in Waterford in 1826 and my great-great grandfather in Dublin in 1805. I have been unsuccessful in finding additional information but will be visiting both cities and walk where my ancestors […]