I thought I’d take the time this week to catch you up on what I’ve been up to lately. Off the Beaten Path Ministries has opened some new avenues for me recently and I’ve been having a blast. Two Saturdays ago I had the opportunity to spend a lovely morning with the ladies of La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church… Read More
Have you met one-on-one with your Maker recently? I’ll admit, it’s not always easy making time to meet intimately with our God. Obviously He’s not too busy for me, but I, as ridiculous as it sounds and really is, find it challenging to squeeze Him into my “busy schedule” some days. Shame on me. Truly. Shame. Our God invites us… Read More
Ok, so here’s the truth. I’ve been holding out on you for a few days. The fact is, while I’ve been “walking through the Bible” lately, I’ve been meandering through the gardens and courtyards and bed chambers of Song of Solomon. I say meandering because most any time I read SOS, I’m pretty much lost. I’ve been to conferences on… Read More
Do you like what you do? Do you enjoy your work? I hope so because you probably spend a sizable sum of your time at your labors. The Bible teaches that we need to invest heartily in our work and do it with a healthy degree of zest and enthusiasm. Today I read in Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatever your hand finds… Read More
No one likes a bad day: The day when you get your first traffic ticket and ruin your clean streak. The day when you had big plans, but instead someone gets sick and you end up cancelling everything to tend to them and take them to the doctor, worrying and fretting because the symptoms are never something “normal.” The day… Read More
A friend of mine was recently talking with a Christian couple when the husband and father used some pretty foul language. My friend paused in the middle of the conversation to address this man’s repeated use of bad language. She asked him if he normally used such words and did he talk that way at home. The man hung his… Read More