What I Know 10/26/2022 - When I began to meditate on this week’s devotion and on what to write, I was initially stumped. No verse seemed right, and no passage in the Bible seemed to leap off the pages screaming, “This is the one!”. I began to wonder if I had anything to offer until I heard that small, still voice say: Write about what you know. I immediately tried to pretend I didn’t hear that voice, and continued to rack my brain for something inspirational and meaningful. Still, the nudge persisted. You see, I don’t want to be vulnerable or transparent with a personal struggle. I would rather keep it all under wraps, slap a “I’m fine” sticker on it and move on... Read more
Words 10/19/2022 - Words are complex. A simple four letter noun conveys twelve meanings according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Twelve meanings are complex, so I’m going to use one meaning: to express an idea. Ideas are powerful, but words are the creative force behind ideas. Words give them life. A word is a declaration, or something that is announced. Both Old and New Testaments are based on God declaring words with an action that followed... Read more
Bridging the Gap 10/12/2022 - Fellow followers of Christ, we are the ones bridging the gap between heaven and earth for those looking for the Savior. Whether at Victory or in the grocery store, at work or downtown at a festival, I am absolutely certain that our interactions with people, in the name of Jesus, are either pushing people closer to or further from Him... Read more
This Is My Story 10/5/2022 - We all have one. I’ve heard it many times and in many iterations…but I was reminded again in our small group Sunday night. Everyone has a story. Read more
Letting Go 9/27/2022 - I remember the first time both my boys were placed in my arms. That feeling of pure elated joy. And the feeling that in that moment they were fully mine. Without understanding that every moment after that I would be slowly letting them go. In that first moment they were laid on my chest and into my arms, they felt like they fully belonged to me. Then in the next moment they were placed in someone else’s arms, and I was giving a little piece of them away... Read more