I want to share this new opportunity with you being offered by Global Trellis. I’ve written a 12-part series on writing a personal Rule of Life. Each week Global Trellis posts weekly devotionals to assist you in prayer and reflection on various aspects of life all leading up to creating your personal Rule of Life. To learn more about what a Rule of Life is, how to start the process, and get the necessary tools…
The Fourth Week of Advent: Preparing to WAIT WITH CONFIDENT ASSURANCE How do we not grow anxious about the brokenness we experience in our everyday life and in the world? I confess it’s been a challenging few years watching friends struggle with cancer, wrestling in prayer for leaders who desire power over humility, grieving the loss of loved ones and more. Sometimes the weight of suffering, pain, and injustice feels overwhelming. Each Advent I find…
Third Sunday in Advent Devotional: Preparing to STAND FIRM We live in a world still divided. Darkness and evil, suffering and sin, rebellion and distortion, decay and malformation are still a part of our life on earth as we are separated from the fullness of heaven. The loudest message I heard from God on my morning walk that lead to this series was, “stand firm, wear the full armor I’ve given you.” We don’t like…
We are entering the second week of Advent, the week in which we focus on God as loving by looking at our call to prepare for being agents of compassion in a hurting world.
As I walked with the Lord one morning, I felt an excitement considering the coming Advent season. God reminded me that while Advent is restful in one sense, it is also a season of preparation. I asked God what he meant by preparation, what am I meant to be preparing for? How am I to prepare for Christ? Out of those questions, an Advent devotional was born. God got real serious with me on…
