Coming Back to the Heart of Christmas
When I wrote “The Perfect Christmas” meditation 15 years ago, my objective was to de-emphasize the pressure of an idyllic, curated holiday. The goal? To make peace with my reality and peel back the Hallmark veneer and meet baby Jesus face to face “unplugged.” That meant a shift within me. In my heart I thought it was a “one and done” kind of thing. Yet once again I feel yet another shift from the brisk winds of change. I’m coming back to the heart of Christmas in a way I didn’t realize I needed to do. All this month, I’ve been thinking about the praise song “The Heart of Worship”…
Laying Key Building Blocks: Our Firm Foundation In Christ
Max, my autistic son, lives on Altura Street. Translated, the street name means “most high.” I love that the “most high God” watches over Max there. But his abode is not without its problems. In turnkey condition when we bought it, it’s now plagued with cracks. They pop up on walls, floors, and even in the dirt in the front yard. In thinking about cracks, I’m prompted to take inventory of cracks in my own life. I want to make sure I’m laying key building blocks. Our firm foundation in Christ is the most important real estate you and I will ever possess. And I want to make sure I’m…
The Astounding Bounty of God’s Intended Reserve For Us
On a recent Sabbath morning, the bold rays of the dawn’s rising sun peeked over the tops of my orange trees. The surrounding light flooded through my small closet window into my dark bedroom. As I awakened, God planted a surprising seed for this blog with His radiant illumination. Indeed, all month I’d waited on Him for a topic. Eventually it led me to contemplate the astounding beauty of God’s intended reserve for us. Beginning at the Beginning: Genesis But I’m getting ahead of myself. That awakening? It was just the beginning of how God gently roused me from a sound night’s sleep. He immediately directed my drowsy thoughts, surprisingly,…
Encore: Your Identity in Christ
We hope you enjoy this “encore”, one of the most popular episodes of His GPS for Your SOS.
Encore: Mitigating Conflict
We hope you enjoy this “encore”, one of the most popular episodes of His GPS for Your SOS.
How to Optimize Time For God’s Glory
During a recent chat with a dear friend, we began musing about future girl’s trips. Visions of yummy French macaroons danced in my head, and I could practically taste Parisian hot chocolate. Until a sobering comment jolted me back to reality: “The time we have left is too precious to waste on just shopping and eating.” As a Christian in ministry, I could not argue that vital point. In that moment I vowed to discover how to optimize time for God’s glory. Time and Our Mortality Are Finite It’s prudent for all of us in these turbulent times to consider how we spend the time God has given us. The…
Encore: Principals of Endurance
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Pursuing Happiness Over Holiness
Does what you want get in the way of what God desires for your life? Listen as this episode explores what it means to relegate your desires to the back seat and let what God wants for your life do the real driving and also serve as your most trustworthy copilot.
Demolishing Your Pride of Life
Pride of life is more than just being proud about ourselves. This episode unpacks all the insidious ways pride gets a foothold in our lives and works to separate us from the life God has planned for His beloved children.
Right Vs. Wrong
