The Present Moment

What is happening now? Is this the moment in which God is present to us? It can be.When it really comes down to it, all we have any real assurance about is this presentmoment. Of course, we can spend this time thinking about what happened or did nothappen yesterday or...

Being In The World

Scripture tells us to be in the world and not of it. What does that mean? Does it meanto isolate oneself from current events? Does it mean to refrain from helping to meetthe challenges that the world faces today? What it could mean is that we shouldbolster ourselves...

Response – Ability

Have you ever been told that you are totally responsible for something? This would meanthat the success or failure of a “project” was on your shoulders. I would say that that ideawas a little simplistic. It reminds me of the saying, “We make plans and God laughs.”...

What Is Real

We live each day of our lives keenly aware of what needs to be accomplished during that day,in our relationships, in our work, for our health, and in the routine that gets us moving tomeet the challenges ahead of us. Maybe there is a little time for reflection. Maybe...

We Are Called

As we travel down the road to meet our destiny, in our mind’s eye we know that thatinvolves God’s special relationship with us. God’s love for us in Christ has beenimplanted in us from the beginning. We are made in God’s image and are meant tocomplete our calling,...

Into Our Freedom

Jesus did not only cure people in their bodies, He also freed people of their innerdemons. What are some of the inner demons that hold us back from being freechildren of God? Sometimes depression that comes from not having experiencedunconditional love can cause a...