Of Storms and Shores
I have read the story in Acts 27 so many times, loving how Paul takes charge and encourages the sailors and passengers in the midst of a storm. Paul speaks words which infuse with courage and calms their anxiety. He breaks bread and feeds them for their own good. He...
He’s Here To Help
"For I hold you by your right hand - I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, "Don't be afraid, I am here to help you." (Isaiah 41:13, NLT) "Could you use some courage? We need to remember that the disciples were common men given a compelling talk. Before they were the...
Five
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Five. Five is such a small number. We can count to five on one hand as it will not take much to get there. Five brings to mind the story of Jesus sitting on a...
Gratitude Follows Grace
One simple Psalm has been stuck in my thoughts for days. It is but three verses and it has drawn me back to read its words over and over. "Behold, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord, Who by night stand in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands in the...
Doors, Keeping Step, & Promises.
We continued another week with Settle My Soul. This devotional has been unsettling my ways while it settles my soul. ~*~*~ Paul was traveling and preaching. There was nothing wrong with Paul's desire to preach, but it was not in God's timing. In Acts 16:6-7, we find...
Sweeter Than Honey
The notes in the margin of my well read book tell me I have read it at least three times now. Yet the words fell on my heart as if I had never seen them before: “Be thou more calm of spirit, and gird thyself for greater endurance.†(from The Imitation of Christ by...