Where will you be? This week, we approach the time celebrated globally as the “Ball Drop Countdown” to the New Year. Will you stay up until midnight to mark a new beginning? The first “Watch Night” observed by the church was by the Moravians in 1733. They started the tradition of praying over the year…

and Merry Christmas Life is a journey isn’t it? So too, our faith. We are meant to be changing, growing, transforming through our study of the scriptures and our daily venture to obey them. Thus, a post about Hannukah. Sure, I knew about it. This year though, it means more. From now on I will…

Part five of the Heart of Flesh Series God called Joshua to take over for Moses to lead His people into the Promised land. Joshua did something a little unusual. The men would be called upon to use all their strength to defeat armies they considered to strong for them. The first item on Joshua’s…

A heart of Flesh Part 4 Be still my beating heart!” was an idiom first coined in 17th century poetry. I remember my friends using it in a light sarcastic yet melodramatic tone when we saw a handsome boy. It indicated a need to calm the rush of adrenaline in the presence of the opposite…

A Heart of Flesh Part 3 The verse that says in part, He was pierced for our transgressions, and He was wounded for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him is found in Isaiah 53. The heart of flesh is one that can be pierced. The heart of flesh moved in…

That’s right, the day has finally arrived, my first book is available on Amazon in the country where you live! All my attention has been focused on reaching this destination. So , now what? Never has it been clearer to me the scripture that says, “How will they know unless someone tell them?” Sure, someone…

A Heart of Flesh Part 2 The featured image of this post makes me want to weep. This image is a depiction of a heart of stone, the unregenerate heart. Incapable of being moved by passion, for God in particular. This is ALL of us without the gracious work of God. Who of us can…

A Pleasing Aroma This will be a series of posts about God’s desire to give Israel, and us today, a heart of flesh in place of a heart of stone. This indicates a real, movable heart alive and sensitive to God. Psalm 39 describes my heart position this morning. Verse 3, states,” My heart was…

In a dream, I am in a thrift store. I find an old, battered suitcase. It has a clearance sticker on it. I open it up and there is a contraption inside. I can see that it is meant to be hung because on top is a wooden hanger. I grab the hook and lift…