A Fresh Anointing of the Spirit: Thursday Devotional

Courbevoie, France, May 2023 Ezekiel 36: 26-27 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and...

The Spirit Must Be Fed, Too: Thursday Inspiration

I feed my body every day, Often feeding too much to it. But, I've learned the hard way That I must also feed my spirit. Silence or just being very still, Listening to some sweet music, Whatever will quiet my tired soul Is what I use to feed my spirit. But most of all, I...

Taking Off the Mask: Being Real in my Calling

It's difficult and painful to realize that you have been wearing a mask for a long time, not really being as authentic as you should have been. It does not matter if the mask was worn unintentionally; what matters is finding the courage to admit that you need to change and to be real in...

Don’t So Easily Dismiss Someone as Unworthy of Your Time

Daily writing promptDescribe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.View all responses I had been feeling like God had forgotten me. I was dealing with health issues and had a child in the hospital with a heart transplant. It seemed like I was walking the road of life alone, and...

It Is the Small Pleasures that Make Life So Joyous

Beaufort, SC April, 2024 Even with some craziness in my life, I can keep moving forward because of the small pleasures in my life. I love a hot peppermint tea that settles my stomach and spirit. I am thankful for the birds that come to our feeder and the squirrels who try their best to...

Be Strong and Work for the Kingdom of God: Sunday Devotion

Haggai 2: 4-9 But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.  ‘This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.’ “This is...

He is Risen! Cling to Him! Sunday Devotional

Matthew 28: 8-10 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see...

It’s the Boomer Generation that Needs to Fix the Problem

When the temperature can no longer be predicted, And the seasons are indistinguishable from each other, We have a huge problem that can’t be ignored forever, One that we can’t leave for our young sisters and brothers. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscribbles: Temperature in 37 words. My city had a high of...

When a Fellow Blogger Dies, We Suffer a Great Loss and We Mourn

One of the bloggers I have enjoyed reading daily for years died yesterday. Her family wonderfully wrote her blog each day until they announced that she had passed away. I am grateful to them for doing so. Becky Dingle of Chapel of Hope Stories was a consummate blogger whose posts were filled with wisdom and...

Seeking Jesus for the Right Reasons: A Devotional

John 6: 24-27 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to...

In Consistency of Beliefs and Actions is No Confusion: A Devotional

Hebrews 13: 8-9 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. I had a co-worker whose mood swings and...

Traveling Means Finding Places Where We Can Be Who We Are

Image Credit Sarah Whiley I am in the liminal state of wanting to stay and needing to go. I want to hit the road and find new out-of-the-way places. There is no substitute for traveling the road less taken, To do new things and see a few unfamiliar faces. I want to go where there...

I Want to Be Wheat, Not Chaff!

Daily writing promptWho was your most influential teacher? Why?View all responses His name was Dr. Gorsuch, and he was a history professor. When I took his class, I understood why so few people remained in the class after a couple of weeks into the semester. He was definitely a hard taskmaster, with lots of reading...