Learning through reading His Word — I saw eye-opening words this morning. On that very day their plans come to nothing. - Psalm 146:4b (NIV) What are our “plans” on this earth? We talk a lot about plans, and goals. It can turn into ambition, getting ahead. But, God knows the plans for us. For I…

A peek at my journey to find Jesus — John 4:5–32 As I read this passage about the Samaritan woman today, I recalled my first meeting with Jesus over 20 years ago. I had never thought to ask questions of God To me, God was aloof, up there in the sky, watching me. I had learned to “fear” Him. I never considered a relationship with Him. Then, like…

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Can we live that freedom as Christians? I think so — What sign are we looking for? My goal is to become more focused. I had to pare down my commitments and associations in order to do this. That meant unsubscribing to emails that I don’t read. It also meant leaving groups that I had subscribed — paid ones, too. Instead, I am going back to my…

An art challenge for all artists, beginners or advanced — Everyone needs a challenge I haven’t been painting much in the past year. I am not sure why. But I know that every time I’m given a challenge — say to paint for 30 days — I get excited and make the time. This year is no exception. When I saw the headline 100…

How God can bring joy from tears — I wrote the first part of the following words back in October 2022. I wrote them on my phone and then forgot about them. As I sit in the surgeon’s office, I realize it was a little over a year when I heard, “You have cancer.” Today is my first…

Look to God for answers — In Psalm 37:5 we read: “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:” (NIV) ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭5‬ ‭ Commit — give over, roll over, hand over burdens to God This is an action word. We do it deliberately. It reminded me of my first memory verse, Philippians 4.6–7. …

A lesson and an acronym — Do you consider yourself ‘self-sufficient’? In these days of self-help and do-it-yourself, it is easier to buy into the belief we need to rely on ourselves in order to accomplish anything. We pride ourselves in being good at something, at winning, and at overcoming trials. We take so much onto our shoulders that we start…

I like things simple and clear