Do you need a new perspective?

Do you need a new perspective?

Do you need a new perspective? Perspective is one of huge words for me. I often call it putting on my “God goggles”.  In the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19, verse four stuck with me today. So he ran to a place where he knew Jesus would come. Then he climbed a sycamore...
Time for a tune out?

Time for a tune out?

Do you sometimes want to, ok…need to,  tune out the world around you? Let’s take a lesson from blind beggar. “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Luke 18:39 “He only shouted louder.” I love this!...
Don’t miss the good by focusing on the bad

Don’t miss the good by focusing on the bad

Are you so focused at times on the bad that you miss the good that is to come or is in front of you? This is exactly what happened with the disciples in Luke 18:31-34: Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the...
It’s more than just praying

It’s more than just praying

Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he grows older he will not abandon it. Proverbs 22:6  Parenting is precious, a blessing, and rewarding. It is also sometimes exhausting, worrisome, and tough.  From before our children were born, until the young...