Scattered Seeds In this fast-paced world of two-minute meals, one hour photos, and one day deliveries, we've become accustomed to getting everything that we want and getting it now. The problem … [Read more...]
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Daily Devotion – Our Home is In Heaven
Acts chapter 16 is a powerful lesson in faith. We see Paul and Silas stripped, severely beaten, and thrown into prison. But here's the interesting part in all this: verse 25 tells us that around … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – For Such a Time As This
Scattered Seeds I was speaking to a friend the other day who was struggling with this quickly changing world. "It doesn't make sense." She said. "Why would God bring me this far, and then take … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – To Love as God Loves
Scattered Seeds Looking to the Bible we see the story of Joseph, where we discover lessons in forgiveness and grace. By all accounts one would expect Joseph to be angry at his brothers, and perhaps … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – I Can Do All Things Through Christ
Scattered Seeds This world of internet headlines, magazine covers, and self-help gurus, is a constant reminder of our own self-importance. Headlines like, "You Have the Power to Change This … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – Getting Back in the Race
Scattered Seeds 10 years ago, I set out to run the couch to 5k. After just a couple of weeks, I was doing great! I could run for half an hour while barely breaking a sweat. But here's the thing: … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – To Recognize Christ from Afar
Scattered Seeds I once read that we tend to recognize a person's body language before we recognize their face. We're defined from a distance by the way we hold our shoulders, tilt our heads, and … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – Why Aren’t His Arms Reaching?
Scattered Seeds Loving our neighbors is more important than going to church and warming a pew if we're leaving that church unaffected. I'm not telling you not to go to church, I'm just saying that … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – This Too Shall Pass
Scattered Seeds The other day we got to talking about the crazy and unfortunate state of our world right now. All I could think of were those four little-yet-powerful words, "This too shall pass." … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – Rest Assured, He’s in Control
Scattered Seeds Do you have more faith in you problem, or God's ability to solve it? Some days I have to stop and ask myself that question. I tend to forget that I serve an all-powerful God. I … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – Unpacking Our Worry
Scattered Seeds The other night I couldn't sleep. Literally. Wide awake, I was fixing myself a snack at 5 am. The reason? I was worried. I've never really thought of myself as a worrier, but there … [Read more...]
Daily Devotion – Happy are the people whose God is the LORD
Scattered Seeds Reading Matthew chapter 5, I come to the word, "blessed." In fact, I see it mentioned 9 times in that chapter, and I wonder what it really means to be blessed. In the English … [Read more...]