Each day is awash with choices. Some choices are simple ones: "What should I have for breakfast?" or "Which outfit should I wear to wear to work?" Other choices are weightier, such as if you will marry (and whom), where to work, where to live, which church to attend, etc. Having the freedom to make… Continue reading Choices, Choices: June 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
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Grateful for God’s Great Love: November 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 118.1, ESV) Because we live in a physical world and have physical needs, there us a tendency to focus on being grateful for our physical blessings. While it is good and fitting to be thankful for these things, it’s… Continue reading Grateful for God’s Great Love: November 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Teach Me: Scripture Writing Plan August 2024
"Teach me your way, O Lord,that I may walk in your truth;unite my heart to fear your name." Psalm 86.11-12, ESV Another year of school is starting soon. At home, I have two kids in high school, and one beginning the final year of middle school. My spouse is teaching the two oldest how to drive. I… Continue reading Teach Me: Scripture Writing Plan August 2024
Fight the Good Fight: June 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Mark Twain wrote, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." In the fight to remain faithful and share the saving truth of the gospel, you must not be intimidated by the strength or size of the enemy (Satan). It may seem like everyone… Continue reading Fight the Good Fight: June 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Surpassing Grace: March 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Children—particularly little children—are more responsive to adults who are willing to speak with them face to face by crouching down to their height. There is something about that simple gesture that invites connection. As adults, we are often inclined to show kindness and favor to small children because they are weaker than we are and… Continue reading Surpassing Grace: March 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Redeemed: December 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
She had lost her husband. She had debts to pay. She was on the brink of disaster. As a means of reclaiming what he was owed, the creditor was on his way over to take her two children into slavery. In desperation, this widow cried out to Elisha, the prophet, for help. He had her… Continue reading Redeemed: December 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
The Effective Prayer: Scripture Writing Plan October 2023
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." James 5.16, ESV Every follower of Christ knows prayer is an important facet of their life, but to what extent do you and I apply that knowledge? How… Continue reading The Effective Prayer: Scripture Writing Plan October 2023
We are the Body: August 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
Have you had the privilege of watching a newborn baby grow into an adult? You endure the sleepless nights, often treasuring those peaceful moments when that soft little head nestles into your shoulder. You take lots of deep breaths through the threenager stage, enjoying the babble of that developing voice while trying to not to… Continue reading We are the Body: August 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
The Way, The Truth, The Life: Scripture Writing Plan May 2023
According to their book, "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist," Norman Geisler and Frank Turek write that the following questions are "the five most consequential questions in life": Origin: Where did we come from? Identity: Who are we? Meaning: Why are we here? Morality: How should we live? Destiny: Where are we… Continue reading The Way, The Truth, The Life: Scripture Writing Plan May 2023
God Sees Me: April 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
Have you ever watched sparrows? For such small and simple birds, they teem with personality. When we lived in the city, I would watch them from time to time, bathing playfully in the puddles left by the sprinklers. At other times, they would get down in the dirt and take a dust bath. They also… Continue reading God Sees Me: April 2023 Scripture Writing Plan
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