Friends I am pondering grace this morning. God’s grace is always with us in the sunshine and the storms. +++ At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Hidden Grace
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Monday Motivation: Joy To The World!
Friends Merry Christmas! Christ the Savior is born! Rejoice! Rejoice! Christ the Savior is born! +++ “Alright then, The Lord himself will give you the sign. Look, the virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Emmanuel which means God is with us.” (Isaiah 7:14 – … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Joy To The World!
Monday Motivation: Notice
Friends As we journey through Advent, let us look for the Savior. Let us not miss the miracle, but be overcome with joy as we contemplate the wondrous grace of our God. +++ This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Notice
Monday Motivation: Sand
FriendsWhen you live in North Carolina, summer vacations are all about the beach. I love my time sitting seaside! It’s a good place for contemplation. Have you had your time in the sand yet this summer? +++“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Sand
Monday Motivation: Backpack
FriendsIt’s graduation time! Congratulations to all the graduates, as well as all the parents, grandparents and teachers who helped them achieve this important accomplishment. I can hardly believe it, but I just celebrated the 40th anniversary of my college graduation from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Where have the years gone? It seems like … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Backpack
Monday Motivation: Curtain
FriendsThe older I get, the more I realize how much there is still to learn. May we keep on learning, growing, and serving. +++It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.Luke … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Curtain
Monday Motivation: Paradise
FriendsI use to think that paradise sounded like a palm tree on a glistening white sand beach, the pristine aqua waters of the Caribbean lapping at my feet. Yet, the older I get, I find my idea of paradise looks quite different. It looks a lot like heaven! +++One of the criminals who hung there … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Paradise
Monday Motivation: Joy Resurrected
FriendsHappy Easter! Jesus is Alive! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! +++Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.John 19:25 – NIV Have you ever found yourself living in a nightmare? Your situation seems surreal, like you stepped from this world into another … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Joy Resurrected
Monday Motivation: Parade
FriendsHoly Week is upon us! Throughout this week of remembrance, let us journey with Jesus, considering all the highs and lows of this last week of His earthly life. Let us rejoice with Him in the triumph and weep with Him in the sorrow. Above all, let us never forget the price He paid to … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Parade
Monday Motivation: Shifting Focus
FriendsWhat is vying for your attention this morning? Are you weary from worry? Are you anxious over the path ahead? If so, hear the instruction of the Apostle Paul. “Be anxious for nothing!” +++Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Shifting Focus
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