Short Devotion : Revelation 3:19

Short Devotion : Revelation 3:19

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.” Revelation 3:19 Like the church at Ephesus (2:4), the Laodicean church has lost its passion for God and his ways. He describes them as lukewarm (v.16). To compound their problems, the church thinks...
Book Review : Sacred Pathways

Book Review : Sacred Pathways

New Christians are often told to read the Bible, pray and fellowship with other Christians to grow in their relationship with God. Often it’s implied that these are the only valid ways to encourage spiritual growth. Sacred Pathways seeks to offer nine other ways to...
Winter Synchroblog: Do a little, often

Winter Synchroblog: Do a little, often

When I was a child, my mother would tell me she was looking forward to the shortest day of the year because the following days would start to get longer. I thought it odd at the time because I knew it would be several weeks before there would be a noticeable...
Blind Man’s Buff – John 9:39

Blind Man’s Buff – John 9:39

“Tie this around my head,” said my six-year-old grabbing a dirty dishcloth. “If you want to play blind man’s buff,” I replied, “let’s use a clean handkerchief.” It isn’t necessary to use something grubby to prevent someone from seeing, a clean cloth will do perfectly...
Short Devotion : Acts 18:18

Short Devotion : Acts 18:18

Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. Before he [Paul] sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. Acts 18:18 Paul, it seems, took a Nazirite vow (Numbers 6:1-21). This wasn’t to add to his...
Book Review : Divine Direction

Book Review : Divine Direction

Craig Groeschel writes about seven decisions that have changed his life in Divine Direction with the hope that it will change the lives of others. The seven decisions are the titles of the chapters: Start, Stop, Stay, Go, Serve, Connect and Trust. In the introduction,...
Book Review : The Me I Want to Be

Book Review : The Me I Want to Be

The premise for John Ortberg’s book, The Me I Want to Be : becoming God’s best version of me, is that the most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become. God is in the business of making us the best version of ourselves. Ephesians 2:10 tells...