As Trees

Let the Master Gardener do his work. Let him prune you, and let him rain down on you so you may be strengthened and so you will grow ever closer to him who lives in the heavens. Let the Son shine brightly on your foliage. Feel his warmth. And may the fruit you bear be...

Simple Obedience

How can one person change the world? Honestly, one person alone can’t. But one person doing their part as a member of the larger body of Christ makes a mighty difference. “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And...

Holy Beano

Have you ever craved something that makes you sick (emotionally and/or physically), but you give in to it anyway? I sometimes crave horribly-fattening-but-oh-so-good food that I know only provides temporary satisfaction. For instance, I know that Taco Casa messes me...

Take A Bite Out Of Sin

This devotional dedicated to my elder sister. When I was younger, my parents would sometimes leave the house for one reason or another (probably to get away from their crazy daughters) and leave my older sister in charge. Seven years my elder (Gosh, I love calling her...

God’s Fingerprints

And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that [Jesus] was reclining at a table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and...

Losing Control Of Self Control

If I can get a BOGO (buy one get one) deal on Dr. Pepper, chips, ice cream — or anything, for that matter — it’s a great day, and I’m gonna stock up. Even better, put the candy and gum at the checkout line on a BOGO deal, and I’m in...