Posts tagged “Value”
A little goes a long way
When the apostle Paul realized his time on earth was coming to an end, he wrote to his dear ministry partner Timothy the following…
God’s love for you
If you are one of those people who loves to learn and can’t go to church without taking notes, this devotion is for you….
Start talking to yourself
“Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things” (Colossians 3:2). Within your mind, you have an inner voice—a constant internal dialogue that…
Many gifts; one Lord
Every time my wife shares stories about her workday, I’m always impressed. As a preschool teacher, she spends her days not only teaching her…
Live!
I had coffee with a friend recently who’s coming out of a crazy-hard season in her life. After all she’s been through, she came…
Heirlooms
Last spring, an old neighbor of my grandmother’s passed away, and it turned out she had a bench that used to be on my…
Our Father
How a letter is addressed has the power to completely change the tone of the message, doesn’t it? Consider how you’d feel receiving these…
When Jesus’s cross disappears
One Ash Wednesday morning, I was preparing ashes to apply to hands or foreheads in a special worship service to begin the Christian season…
God’s spacious place
“When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be…
Pass the salt
I’ve lived in the Midwest my whole life. This means that I have a complicated relationship with salt. On the one hand, I am…
Care to the last detail
His baby was sick. In fact, she was dying. Those of you who have gone through something like this know there is no greater…
Failing to be somebody
The desire to be a somebody can lead people to do crazy things. I will spare you my own foolish stories from high school….