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Yes!  Let’s do this!  Pack your bags!  And drop them off!  And leave them there. Nope – we are not at the airport destined for a tropical island or a European excursion.  We are destined to enter the throne room of God in prayer! Let’s gather up the cares and concerns, the headaches and heartaches,Continue reading “Pack Your Bags”

This time of year can cause some melancholy feelings of inadequacy, loss and fear.  Necessary endings, new beginnings and change.  That’s all hard to manage! With Jesus we don’t have to approach them with our strength, because face it – we are weak!  Each time you get dressed – for work, school, play, bed – getContinue reading “Get Dressed!”

When was the last time you studied a rope? A jump rope? A construction knot?  A rope connected to a boat anchor? The stakes are pretty high when we rely on a rope! OK – maybe a sting on the leg is the worst thing to happen with a jump rope, but construction and boating can have costlyContinue reading “The Ropes”

Wow!  God has been putting on quite the show this summer!  Beautiful layered clouds creating fascinating sunsets!  Dark storm clouds speckled with streaks of lightning!  Rain showers while the sun shines!  And tonight/tomorrow morning’s meteor showers and sighting of Mars! Life can be hard.  But we don’t have to feel lost or alone, in wonderContinue reading “Look Up!”

Google doesn’t have all the answers. AI can’t help. And there isn’t an app for that. Just do it. Go ahead. Talk to God. He’s already listening. He knows what’s on your mind/nerves/heart anyway! Praise Him!Confess to Him!Ask Him!Thank Him!And Trust Him to do what is right and good! “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.Continue reading “Pray!”

Ever have one of those seasons like we are having in PA?  One minute the sun is shining and the gentle breeze is blowing, then the next thing you know, a monsoon AND a tornado blow through!  And the floods!  And thennnnnn the sun dries up all the rain and the weeds pop up!  And beetlesContinue reading “When It Showers….It Pours!”

A sunflower faces and follows the sun. It’s a wonderful sight displaying God’s beautiful design!  The sunflower relies on God’s presence and power! We have a sunflower in our yard that is a bit confused…you see, the sunflower is facing our white shed! It turns its “back” to the sun and faces the reflection ofContinue reading “Sun?Flower!”

Do you want to do the right thing?How do you know which choice to make?What is God calling you to do? Don’t ask a bunch of people.  Don’t even Google.  Go to God.  Actually, you don’t need to go anywhere because He is already right here with you! God sends us over 7,000 promises in HisContinue reading “Don’t Ask”

Do you dread them? Do you cringe and get angry every time you approach a bump in the road?  Or do you take a deep breath and enjoy the ride? Life has a lot of speed bumps and potholes. Sometimes a LOT more than others. Is God surprised? No He is not. Will the roadContinue reading “Speed Bumps and Potholes”

What are you raising these days…. Children?Chickens?Tomatoes?Awareness? We experience so much pressure in our culture to keep raising the bar…efficiency, productivity, fortune, assets, etc.  What does God call us to raise? A dear senior saint works at our church.  You can often hear the faint melody as Mr. Frank comes down the hall.  “Raise a Hallelujah”Continue reading “Raising…”