Writing to Help You Find and Share the Hope of Jesus
My girls love big stories. Like me, they love to read and watch epic adventures. Their first taste of big stories came from Veggie Tales, which was then followed by Pixar’s Cars. As we emerged from the Cars phase (and let me tell you, this was a significant phase at our house), we discovered The … Continue reading Great Stories For The Greatest Story: My Most Frequent Prayer for My Daughters
“He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.”Psalm 18:19 Read the others posts in this series - Post #1 Series Intro; Post #2 Pray for Delight; Post #3 Plan for Delight; Post #4 Read With Others Who Delight. Post #5 Know God's Delight. The Delight of Grandparents Last week we … Continue reading Grow Your Delight In God’s Word (Part 5) – Know God’s Delight
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”Acts 2:42 Read the others posts in this series - Post #1 Series Intro; Post #2 Pray for Delight; Post #3 Plan for Delight; Post #4 Read With Others Who Delight. Post #5 "Know God's Delight." Much of this series … Continue reading Grow Your Delight In God’s Word (Part 4) – Read With Others Who Delight
“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.”Proverbs 13:4 Read the others posts in this series - Post #1 Series Intro; Post #2 Pray for Delight; Post #3 Plan for Delight; Post #4 Read With Others Who Delight. Post #5 "Know God's Delight." Go To Sleep With A … Continue reading Grow Your Delight In God’s Word (Part 3) – Plan For Delight
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”Psalm 119:18 Read the others posts in this series - Post #1 Series Intro; Post #2 Pray for Delight; Post #3 Plan for Delight; Post #4 Read With Others Who Delight. Post #5 "Know God's Delight." We Need Supernatural Help Wanting to read the Bible, let … Continue reading Grow Your Delight In God’s Word (Part 2) – Pray For Delight
Late last week, the man God used to get me excited about reading the Bible passed away. Harvey Friez was our pastor at Community Bible Church during our eight years in Pierre, SD. I came to faith at Community Bible Church in 2005. Along with several other men in that church, Pastor Havery’s faithful preaching … Continue reading Grow Your Delight In God’s Word (Part 1)
“Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?”Isaiah 55:2 Cool Ranch Doritos and Hot Tamales. These are my two favorite junk foods. I could eat them all day, every day. They taste amazing, but I know they have no nutritional value. If … Continue reading Bible Sprinkles
Every morning, my wife Marie and I wake up at about 5:45am, grab some coffee, and go sit in our usual spots on our couch for morning devotions. We first read a devotion together (right now we’re reading Gospel: The 90-Day Devotional by Pastor J.D. Greear) then we spend a few minutes praying together. After that, we … Continue reading When God Speaks to My Wife
I like to write things down. I like the assurance of knowing things are captured in writing so I won’t forget. I have lots of sticky notes on my desk. I regularly write emails to myself to remind myself of things I need to do. I typically make weekly to-do lists. And I’m also useless … Continue reading It Is Written
A Thrill of Hope 