• Tolerating the devil we know

    Reading for Today: Psalm 75, 76, 23, 27 Gen. 43:16-34 1 Cor. 7:10-24 Mark 5:1-20 There is a saying that goes like this: “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”

  • Walking in the flow of the Kingdom of God

    Reading for Today: Psalm 69, 73 Gen. 43:1-15 1 Cor. 7:1-9 Mark 4:35-41 There is a goal in the spiritual walk, and it is not to “simply make it.” That is not Jesus’ goal for our lives. 

  • Creating thirst for the Kingdom of God

    Reading for Today: Psalm 70, 71, 74 Gen. 42:29-38 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Mark 4:21-34 The beauty of walking through Scripture on a regular basis is we can keep gaining from familiar territory. Too often, we may read too quickly because we get a mentality of, “Well, I know that story.” Regular rhythms that have us constantly in Scripture can be…

  • Lent allows us to plow the soil of our hearts

    Reading for today: Psalm 72; 119:73-96 Gen. 42:18-28 1 Cor. 5:6-6:8 Mark 4:1-20 If we are walking through lent with an eye toward examination, the Spirit will help us see the condition of our hearts.

  • The dream deferred

    Reading for Today: Ps. 61, 62, 68 Gen. 42:1-17 1 Cor. 5:1-8 Mark 3:19b-35 “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” — Napoleon Hill

  • The change is in us

    Reading for today: Psalm 56, 57, 58, 64, 65 Gen. 41:46-57 1 Cor. 4:8-21 Mark 3:7-19a Change in this world is possible because his kingdom has come. That kingdom flows through us. We are the change. 

  • Worship for the Day

    Reading for Today: Psalm 24, 29, 8, 84 Gen. 41:14-45 Rom. 6:3-14 John 5:19-24 It is good to pause and simply worship. The psalms for today are great for reflection. 

  • The Week in Guns and Graham

    There isn’t any kind of “debate” going on since the Parkland, FL, shooting. And let’s be real… as the Three Stooges would say: “WE’RE GETTIN’ NO PLACE FAST!”

  • The needed private life of prayer

    Reading for the Day: Psalm 55, 138, 139 Gen. 41:1-13 1 Cor. 4:1-7 Mark 2:23-3:6 I have lived too much of my life outwardly in recent years. The inward prayer life needs attention.