Daily Walk

He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you […]

“Perception is reality” are words that I heard recently.  I have wrestled with those words many times over the last several days and find them to be quite unsettling for two major reasons: Sometimes perception is a long way from reality. Sometimes perception is a lot closer to reality than I would like it to

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” ~ Matthew 19:14 (NLT) Did you ever wonder why Jesus made a point of inviting children to come to Him while he was busy teaching a group of adults?  In fact, he

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” ~John 8:12 Don’t participate in the things these people do.  For once you were full of darkness, but now you

The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. ~Psalm 103:13 (NLT) For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” ~John 3:15 (NLT) But when the Father sends the Advocate

I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow.  It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.  The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose.

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.  ~Romans 12:2 (NLT) For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just

For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.  And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.  There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. And now that you belong to Christ,

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  ~Galatians 5:22 (NLT) “Joy does not simply happen to us.  We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” ~Henri Nouwen I like color, so it’s not unusual for me to wear very

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ~John 3:16 (NIV) Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like