1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1 John 3:1 ESV) I began rereading Brennan Manning’s absolutely wonderful book, “The Relentless...

9 Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. (Titus 2:9-10 ESV) We do not like to think of our selves as bond servants or as...

This has been a week! We had even more reason to give thanks on Thanksgiving with the birth of our third grandchild. Winter Ryan came into this world a little rough, but she made it and is doing well today. We also had the blessing of a few days with...

1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1 John 3:1 ESV) There may be times when we feel unknown and rejected...

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,    and his courts with praise!    Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5 For the Lord is good;    his steadfast love endures forever,    and his faithfulness to all generations. (Psalm 100:4-5 ESV) I held off my Thanksgiving devotional for a day for a few reasons. First, I wanted to take the day and think...