There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. ~ Proverbs 14:12 (NLT) It was my sophomore year of high school. I thought things were going pretty well for me socially (I was an introvert back then – go figure!). I felt confident that this would be a greatContinue reading "Deception"

Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! ~ 1 Peter 3:17 (NLT) As I sit down to write this devo, I have a raging headache, a sore throat, and a runny nose. I’ve been up for an hour and I alreadyContinue reading "It’s Not Fair"

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT) I enjoy playing a round of golf every once in a while. And, by that I mean I get to play maybe once every couple of years.Continue reading "Mulligan"

On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. ~ Genesis 2:2 (NLT) I have a coworker in ministry who likes to use a particular word in his sermons, bible studies, books, online presence, and basically anytime he is talking about the Kingdom of God. ThatContinue reading "Marinate"

Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. ~ Psalm 90:2 (NLT) The English language is a bizarre thing. We have words that sound alike, or are even spelled the same, but mean something different. For example: “The red fox readContinue reading "Immortality"

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. ~ Psalm 90:12 (NLT) When we are young, we have no concept of our own mortality – that this life of ours will eventually come to an end. So, we do stupid stuff to test the concept out. We climbContinue reading "Mortality"