[Grace and Glory turns four years old next month! For the next several weeks, we will revisit some posts that made their debut in one of my two devotional books. The following post was published in Inspirational Nuggets from Grace and Glory. If you haven’t had the chance to get a copy for yourself, use…
Reminders. We have them set on our phones, in our cars, and on our computers these days, don’t we? A brilliant addition to our electronics, reminders are a great way to help ensure we are giving attention to those things we don’t want to forget. But what about spiritual reminders? Those things that can’t be…
Have you ever hesitated to do something you knew God was telling you to do? Me too! From dragging my feet with an apology I owed someone to stepping away from an unhealthy relationship, there have been countless times when I’ve hesitated to do what God was prompting me to do. Genesis 19 shares an…
I wasn’t paying attention to where I was walking. Immersed in taking pictures of my grandson, I was consumed with scenery, posing, and what everything was looking like through the camera’s eye. I was in the middle of a shot when, all of a sudden, I realized my right foot was on fire. I looked…
Discipline and suffering. Not many of us read those two words, raise our hands, and shout, “Yes, please! Sign me up for a double portion of that!” Those very words – discipline and suffering – evoke images of pain and discomfort, two things scientifically proven humans will avoid at all cost. Yet, our days seem…
I was minding my own business. Just sitting on my front porch sipping my coffee. What I thought would be a quiet, relaxing atmosphere was quickly punctured as I was auditorily accosted by two very angry wrens. Perched high above me from opposite ends of my elevated porch roof, they were taking turns squawking at…
