Father, may we honor you with our whole being, grateful for every moment you've granted us in Christ. From all nations and far corners of the world, from every color and creed, from every occupation…

   Originally posted as "FOR MEN ONLY: Be A Joseph". As we approach our celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, I would like to encourage men today with this message from the Christmas account.  Men today have multiple challenges of all kinds. For example, their visual instincts are exploited by every medium known to…

                                              Such fun!    Father, thank you for the Sacrifice, the blessings, the creativity, the joy, the music, the glory that honors the birth of Jesus Christ, Messiah, Son of God, Savior of…

     This is an amazing rendition of this song. Beautiful. Strong. Disciplined. Powerful. Do you hear what I hear?   God, you are truly indescribable. Holy and just. Powerful and full of grace. Sending your Son to die for us . . . how could it be? And yet . . . He's the Savior…

                      We realized the seriousness of our endeavor right from the startling beginning. When you study the heavens, it’s a shocking discovery to find something new and so specific, something so amazingly bright set in place by some outrageous force. It beckoned to us, and after much discussion we knew we must pursue the phenomenon…

     In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world . . . And everyone went to his own town to register.      So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David,…

              Father, thank you is never enough. Jesus, we're still desperate for you. Please continue to rescue us. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

       (Originally published on March 24th, 2014, "The answers in . . . Stone and Spark".) The prequel to the Raleigh Harmon Mysteries has arrived. All of you who love Sibella Giorello's writing will certainly not be disappointed to read Stone and Spark which introduces us to 15 year old Raleigh Harmon and…

     I'm a sap for these beautiful commercials that play to my romantic and over-sensitive heart. Love this.   Father, please lead those who create such beauty to the perfect beauty of this season. Jesus is the reason for the season. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

      The beauty of deliverance. Unequaled. Thank you, Jesus.   Father, we're desperate for you and always have been. Always. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.