I did what you said. Now what?

“Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.” Mark 6:45-46 Assuming great success after a season or moment of obeying a command of God is vain imagination. Dreams of success …

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CS Lewis said something in The Abolition of Man that has never left me. Only a man that has had a brush with God would be able to say it with conviction. “To exist is human but to know that you exist is divine.” It is a simple yet profound statement and something we can …

Partakers of the Divine Nature: 2 Peter 1:1-11

This is my devotional reading from 2 Peter 1:1-11. Just a flow of scripture and a few of my own notes for comprehension. The object: Grace and peace to possess abundance through the knowledge of God through Christ. His divine power has provided all we need for a godly life through the knowing of our …

7 Things I’ve Learned so far Selling Cars

1. Selling cars is like golf with a long, mid and short game. Who cares if you can get to the green from the tee if you bogey every hole? Drive for show, putt for dough. 2. Some people come to a sale ready for game or war. All the good things can dissipate in …

Begging God for Vindication, Thoughts on Psalm 26

Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. Psalms 26:1, NIV David looked for the edge of every territory he roamed. Stretched out to see how far he could go. How is it he could honestly ask God to judge him? Couldn't God …

Full Send Surrender

Headline read, Starship did not want to self-destruct and continued flying for 40 seconds after receiving the self-destruct signal What million dollar rocket wants to self destruct? Hey Hans Solo, you received transmission a while back about your ship's impending destruction. The yellow error message went to a dark foreboding red. Low fuel, too much …

Sight vs Insight

Inspired by Oswald Chambers, Insight not Emotion, May 1, Utmost for His Highest If we are led by the Spirit of God, we need to learn the difference between sight and insight. For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 The reality of walking by faith is fueled by insight, and not …

Forgetting Christ

I've noticed I need Christ more and more every day after stumbing my way after Him for most of my life. The older I get, I realize how often I "forget" Him. Gross 🤢 How does this happen? One BIG issue is waiting to long to have communion with Him, WITH the elements. I haven't …

Love or LOVE

"What a support to our faith is this, that God the Father, the party offended by our sins, is so well pleased with the work of redemption! And what a comfort is this, that, seeing God's love rests on Christ, as well pleased in him, we may gather that he is as well pleased with …

Disc Golf and the Abiding Life

A lucky eagle on one is a double bogey on the next. Welcome to the abiding life. If you abide, not all days will be the same. There is the challenge of your own trouble, but a lighter burden and a ladder descending from on high to the sand trap and a wellspring on the …

Ai < The Logos

They may have recently cracked a code for artificial intelligence and whoever has those codes, has codes that outweigh nuclear codes. Nuclear force is great power but language is more powerful. Even AI has its limits, though it may be something God uses temporarily for His purposes, it will always be a servant to the …