I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. Psalm 4:8 (NRSV) Lately, I have found myself restless at night. All the things I didn’t get done or need to get done run through my mind. Worries and what ifs pop up to keep me unsettled. This is common for me at the end of summer and into early fall. I have to keep reminding myself that…
As I reflect on the passage of time, particularly over these past few months, I am reminded that part of the issue was my misunderstanding. I forgot that I do not own time. How I use time does not prove its worth. Instead, time is a tide in which I live. I am swept up in time and all I truly need is with me at any given moment.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:5I’ve been finding myself taking a lot of night walks lately. Many people would think that’s crazy, especially with the weather in Idaho as cold as it’s been. I will admit, by the time I get to the end of my walk I am really looking forward to entering my warm house. But there is a bit of magic that happens on these night…
This is the seventh devotion that I have written for d365.org. d365 has been a favorite resource of mine for over ten years. It has been a privilege to write for them! Please visit the website for the full d365 experience. PAUSE Our God is one - unity. Our God is three - diversity. Our God is three in one - mystery. LISTEN 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 (CEB) Finally, brothers and sisters, good-bye. Put things in order, respond to…
This is the sixth of seven devotions I have written for d365.org. d365 has been a favorite resource of mine for over ten years. It has been a privilege to write for them! Please visit the website for the full d365 experience. PAUSE Our God is one - unity. Our God is three - diversity. Our God is three in one - mystery. LISTEN Acts 2:22-24, 32-33 (CEB) “Fellow Israelites, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene was…
This is the fifth of seven devotions I have written for d365.org. d365 has been a favorite resource of mine for over ten years. It has been a privilege to write for them! Please visit the website for the full d365 experience. PAUSE Our God is one - unity. Our God is three - diversity. Our God is three in one - mystery. LISTEN Matthew 28:16-20 (CEB) Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where…
This is the fourth of seven devotions I have written for d365.org. d365 has been a favorite resource of mine for over ten years. It has been a privilege to write for them! Please visit the website for the full d365 experience. PAUSE Our God is one - unity. Our God is three - diversity. Our God is three in one - mystery. LISTEN Genesis 1:26-27 (CEB) Then God said, “Let us make humanity in our image…
This is the third of seven devotions I have written for d365.org. d365 has been a favorite resource of mine for over ten years. It has been a privilege to write for them! Please visit the website for the full d365 experience. PAUSE Our God is one - unity. Our God is three - diversity. Our God is three in one - mystery. LISTEN Genesis 1:3-5 (CEB) God said, “Let there be light.” And so light appeared. God saw…
This is the second of seven devotions I have written for d365.org. d365 has been a favorite resource of mine for over ten years. It has been a privilege to write for them! Please visit the website for the full d365 experience. PAUSE Our God is one - unity. Our God is three - diversity. Our God is three in one - mystery. LISTEN Genesis 1:1-2 (CEB) When God began to create the heavens and the earth— the earth was…
A New Year offers an opportunity for fresh beginnings and new perspectives. I will begin the year by reflecting on some questions that will support the intentions of who I want to be and also guide me into the life I want to lead. Won't you join me? What will I leave behind with the old year? Or, what will I say goodbye to and let go of so I can best step into all that the new…