Psalm 90: A life perspective

MOTIVATE I heard a story of a man who approximated the number of years he would live and placed that many marbles in a jar. At his birthday he would take out a marble and each year the pile would shrink. His reasoning was that each year was important and to be mindful that how…

Birthdays

In honor of birthdays, READ PSALM 90 . Next week I will share a brief devotional from this Psalm regarding 3 perspectives of one’s lifetime you must keep.   1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the…

Healing (Luke 4:31-44)

audio on MEDIA page MOTIVATE –          Sometimes I get sad. I get sad when I see the needs and hurts of people around me. As a Pastor, I may see more of it than others; maybe not… but I do see or become aware of a bit. When I hear or see it, I want…

Spiritually Evaluating My Suffering

In a world that does its best to minimize or medicate suffering and attempts to maximize pleasure, Christians must understand suffering is not meaningless. God is always working in and through our suffering to produce His greater purposes. On this side of eternity it is difficult to discern every meaning to every suffering (Deuteronomy 29:29;…