Away From the Crowd

Away From the Crowd

Excerpt taken from Pause With Jesus.You can purchase your copy HERE. Jesus started the evening by getting the disciples away from the crowd. Some lessons must be learned in darkness, away from noise—even religious noise. In silence Jesus reveals Himself to us in ways...
Begin Now

Begin Now

Today. Let’s begin today. Right now. This moment. Let’s make a few good decisions:  * Notice the positives more often. Don’t deny negatives but refuse to be controlled by them. * Appreciate people. Say, “Thank you.” * Complain less. Find...
A Poem: Death and Life from Adam to Christ

A Poem: Death and Life from Adam to Christ

one man can change the future. one thought, one decision, one act. i am here because many individuals changed the world through their thoughts, decisions, actions. david repented and asked for mercy. augustine used his intellect to search out the riches of God. martin...
#Books: Voices I Heard in 2016

#Books: Voices I Heard in 2016

I love words. Stories and poems and songs choose words. We see and hear those words. Our minds process their meanings and seek methods of application. Our souls can, if we allow them, embrace the stories. Our lives shift–slightly or drastically, intentionally or...
Investing in Relationships

Investing in Relationships

“The kids are away,” she said. “I wish they were here. They would love to see you.” She tried to smile but her tone of voice displayed a different mood. Her proud-mama face merged with her missing-the-children heart. She missed her son and her...
Love: A Christmas I Remember

Love: A Christmas I Remember

(from Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas.)   Dear Mama, I miss you. How many years now? I have trouble remembering. I have no trouble though, remembering you. Forever. That cancer came and left and came again. You cared and lived and then,...
Baby: A Christmas Cry

Baby: A Christmas Cry

Baby: A Christmas Cry (from Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas)   i am an infant, crawling around on the floor. staring up at the stairway, i long to rise; stand, walk, run, climb, ascend to the top and meet God. but i am a baby, incapable...
Christmas Means Hope by Elizabeth Lane

Christmas Means Hope by Elizabeth Lane

Christmastime means a lot of different things to everyone. Everyone has a million different holiday preferences from music (even dislike of Christmas music), decorating, not decorating, the kinds of food, crazy schedules for church plays, shopping because you want to,...
Shall Listen

Shall Listen

Today’s blog is from Chris’ book, Unwrapping His Presence. You can purchase copies on Amazon, HERE.    The signs shout and dare a world to believe. Dark doubt has lost a little of its grip on earth tonight, for some reason. The planet of frowns has...