Tag Archives: journey
Rise! Let us go!
Have you ever felt the weight of despair? That sense that something is beyond repair can make us give up and whisper, “It’s over—why even try anymore?” We often slip into discouragement or depression because of missed opportunities or choices we wish we could undo. But it’s important to remember that this isn’t unusual—it’s part …
A May Day Devotion
“… and the woman came and knelt before Him. ‘Lord, help me!’”— Matthew 15:25 As we enter the month of May, my thoughts turned to the international distress signal: “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!” Repeated three times, this urgent cry for help is rooted in the French word m’aidez which means, “help me.” In Matthew 15, many …
You do not realize…
“You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” How many times have we said that to someone, like a child or family member or friend, who doesn’t understand our motives. How many times has the Lord said that to each one of us when we do not understand what …
“Do What He Tells You”
Jesus’s first miracle, turning the water into wine, is a quiet miracle. He didn’t do it in the midst of crowds or in the temple. Even the master of the house didn’t realize what was going on. We know that his mother was there and some servants who, because they listened and did what He …
“Then I came by”
The phrase struck my heart. I was reading in Ezekiel where the Lord was going through the birth and life of Israel and how Israel started out as an abandoned newborn baby. The Message translation says, “No one cared a fig for you. … You were thrown out in a vacant lot and left there, …
The Road Outside My Door
Bilbo: I’ll be fine. Just let me sit quietly for a moment. Gandalf: You’ve been sitting quietly for far too long. Tell me. When did doilies and your mother’s dishes become so important to you? I remember a young hobbit who was always running off in search of Elves in the woods. He’d stay out …
Are You a Pioneer or a Settler?
We are on an incredible journey at our church, Life Church Knoxville, and even though we don’t know what’s over the horizon we are trusting the Lord to lead us as we put one foot in front of the other. I am reminded again of the story of pioneers and settlers that I read years …
Back to the Basics
In John 25, Jesus heals a blind man and some of the Jewish folks marched the now seeing man before the Pharisees whose perfunctory behavior was true to form: “obviously Jesus cannot be from God because he didn’t keep the Sabbath.” Talk about missing the big picture! They were always focusing on the wrong things. …
Relax! I’ve Got This!
“Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot. “Has anyone by fussing before the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? If fussing can’t even do that, why fuss at all? … What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so …
Our Story …
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” — J.R.R. Tolkien (The …
The Kingdom's Keeper 