Someone, I think Mel Robbins, asks three questions that fit with yesterday’s blog here, and the second is What will you continue doing? Spend some time with that today. For context: Ephesians 5:16. Ready? Set? What will you continue doing…today?

Someone, I think Mel Robbins, asks three questions that fit with yesterday’s blog here, and the first is What will you stop doing? Spend some time with that today. For context: Ephesians 5:16. Ready? Set? What will you stop doing…today?

“What would you like to have your pastor do more of?” was the idea conveyed in a question on a pastoral evaluation form a few years ago. “In order to do that, what would you like to have your pastor…

Christ Jesus himself said — I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so…

Madeline L’Engle’s brilliance, depth, more on display here — I would like to travel light on this journey of life, to get rid of the encumbrances I acquire each day. Worse than physical acquisitions are spiritual ones, small grudges, jealousies,…

Quick review of yesterday here —God grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot change;Courage to change the things I can;And wisdom to know the difference. — and now in its entirety — God grant me the serenityTo accept…

Let’s not wander too far away from this prayer — God grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot change;Courage to change the things I can;And wisdom to know the difference. — and that’s only the first part. See…

The road we takeleads toward the promiseof security and stability,for we flee not solelyin fear, nor do we make this pilgrimagefor the pursuit of untold riches.  We do not seek to spread terror,for how dearly do we cling on to…

Apply as needed — Forget about what’s happened;    don’t keep going over old history.Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.    It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,    rivers in the badlands.…

Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank writes, in the context of Psalm 148 — Praise rises up in us even when we don’t think about it. We respond with “Thank God!” and “Praise Jesus!” and “Hallelujah!” Sometimes we don’t use religious language to…