The Spirit Moves
Here’s my sermon for the Day of Pentecost. This sermon just spilled out of me when I sat down to write it. I guess I’ve had it building up inside for a while, just waiting for the opportunity to preach it.
Here’s my sermon for the Day of Pentecost. This sermon just spilled out of me when I sat down to write it. I guess I’ve had it building up inside for a while, just waiting for the opportunity to preach it.
My first novel arrives in stores August 20th. I am beyond excited about this. I hope you will join my parents and several folks from my church in purchasing a copy and then reading said copy. You can pre-order it now from several websites or from your local independent bookstore. (Go to your bookstore if you’re blessed enough to have one in your town!)
First published on the site Day1.org, I wrote this reflection on the day after the Marathon bombings. It is my attempt to process through my fingers where God is in such a horrific event.
The sixth verse on my guitar case is wedged along the bulge where the guitar’s body starts. It’s from the Gospel of John, my favorite book, and it’s about love — which is the best thing ever. Continue reading »
This week on devo180, we continue our three week series looking at verses of scripture that have been and continue to be special to me. Today, we have a few thoughts about inadequacy. Continue reading »
The fourth quotation on the guitar case is the last one on the neck of the guitar. It comes from the prophet Isaiah, and it is a promise from God to us, one that we all need to hear from time to time. Continue reading »
The third quotation on my guitar case is written vertically down the neck. It comes from a psalm of lament, but itself is a verse of praise. How could these two things go together? Continue reading »
The next quote is underneath the first and flipped upside down on the guitar case. The psalmist prays that God “teach discernment.” What does that mean? Continue reading »
Today’s devo springs from the quotation at the top of my guitar case. What does it mean to be “called to freedom?” Continue reading »
This week on Devo180, we begin a look at a series of Bible verses that have meant something to me for quite some time. They are enshrined on my old guitar case, and we’ll be looking at them over the next few weeks. Continue reading »