I was born in the month of September, so I have a built-in affection for the fall season. I love the cool sunny days. I love the glorious colors of autumn leaves as the deciduous trees prepare for winter sleep. I love the time of...
Who am I depending on? Am I depending on myself or on God? I was reading a devotional recently in the Bible App, a reading plan centered on the book of James. In the devotional (provided by New City Delhi church) I came...
The common currency among all humans is time. We choose what we spend our time on with outside forces influencing that decision. Over the past five months, I’ve noticed that the most immediate engagement people are willing to spend time on is in anger. If...
As I write this, yet another high-profile Christian leader has resigned in disgrace. Several months ago, a professed Christian author and pastor walked away from his faith - and his family. These events, and many others over the years, are plastered all over the Christian...
2020 has brought with it many challenges and blessings. I have had so many more opportunities to rest in Him and to experience His refining. HE has called me to let go of things I thought I needed and has replaced them in ways I’d...
I recently came across this quote from A. W. Tozer in a daily devotional: “God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible – what a pity we plan only the things that we can do by ourselves.” I would add to this...
The book of Joshua is full of so many timely themes necessary for the days we live in: Fearlessness, Courage, Strength, & Godly Leadership: all the characteristics God wants us to inhabit are found here. In the book of Joshua, we find our man leading...
I already had another topic in mind for this week's blog when I came upon this verse while doing some Bible study. I wasn't even thinking about my blog and I had many verses to look up for my study, but for some reason (God!)...
Our current reality is a scary and stressful place. I understand how easy it is to get caught up in so much stress and anxiety that you want to lash out at anything that you don’t like. What scares me the most, personally, is knowing...
Since March 9, over 50 Executive Orders have been issued in the state of RI in regards to COVID-19. In comparison, in the three years prior, about 10 Executive Orders were issued in the state each year. Anyone who has kept up with the Executive...