Joy and Strength (Christian life and music)

It is hard to believe that it’s been a year since my devotional was published.  If you bought a copy, thank you and I trust that it encouraged you in your relationship with Jesus. Since then, it is now being offered on Amazon at a lower price. So if you missed out last year, now’s your chance to grab a copy!  Don't forget to read the 5-star reviews. :) Purchase one for yourself and more for Christmas gifts! Available on Amazon.  Click here .

Some are further along their walk with Christ than others. That doesn’t make them “better than” others, but they are beyond them.  This is not prideful but simply a fact. I may be on mile 4,000 and you may be at the 10 mile marker. Or vice versa. Why bring this up at all? Because we cannot expect others to “meet us where we’re at” if they have never been where we are.  More importantly, we should not let others pull us back to a place with God from which we have already trod. Joshua and Caleb entered the Promised Land out of a courage based on their faith that God was with them. Hard to believe, but they were the only two to do so out of millions of Jews. Not very good statistics, but fact. I believe this historical fact plays out still among God’s followers. Not many will enter the Promised Land out of fear or other excuses.  Were Joshua and Caleb “better than” the others? They were as human as the rest of them. But they went most definitely beyond the others.  So w...

 

Thankfully, churches are still plentiful.  If the Lord is drawing you to get to know Him, He will lead you to the best church community for you. Now maybe you think that you already "check that box," and you attend church faithfully.  And that is a good thing, depending on where you worship. Though churches are plentiful, the sad truth is that many have gone astray in their teaching and preaching.  You may find watered down messages, those that aim at making you feel good about yourself (an epidemic these days!).  It's not that God wants you to feel bad about yourself, that's not what I'm saying. It's that God's message to us is about Him, knowing Him, worshiping Him, because that's what actually transforms us.  We forget about ourselves, take our eyes off self, and focus on Him, His grace, His many attributes, His divinity. Even much of the music you may hear at any given church service is more about you than Him.  How can this be, you may wonder. Thi...

  My latest Scripture Song. Based on Psalm 19.

  A snippet from “Knowing God,” my musical. Enjoy!