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 …

Branded to Christ, the Maker’s Mark

[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which …

Abiding in Christ

I rescued this book from a mud puddle, my then two year old, very naughty and indispensably precious Macky threw it into. Dried out, it has no back cover and loses pages if I leave it out too long. Andrew Murray was a love sick slave of God and a David among giants for Christ …

If I make my bed in hell

Psalm 139:8b - "If I make my bed in hell, you are there." After David's great sin, he realized the set of eyes that mattered most were God's. While others looked, God watched. Not just one lazy eye in a cosmic stare down, but two good eyes fixed on a wayward lamb. There isn't a …

Enduring vs Enjoying

All things are meant to be either endured or enjoyed. They are opposite sides of the same mountain. The dark hard path of endurance is hidden from any good light and an endless number of obstacles. Enjoyment is the sunny side of the mountain in a green cloak and pierced with peaceful streams. It is …

“You’ve lost weight.”

"You've Lost Weight." Have you ever heard this? It's kind of a bold thing for someone to say because it involves an observation about your body. Whether you were trying to lose weight or not, someone noticed your figure being more slender than it was before. Losing weight can be a good thing and a …

10 Again

This was the world as best as I can remember it from the backseat of my dad’s car. No A/C, no FM. Just a low growl and heat all year round. While so much has changed, I am thankful to my dad and brother for keeping the green monster alive. I’m sitting in the backseat …

Devoted Devotional Thoughts on Psalm 101:1-3

Psalm 101:1-3, NIV - "I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise. I will be careful to lead a blameless life – when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart. I will not look with approval on anything …