Tag: devotional thoughts

I Am Not Alone

People say: God will never give you more than you can handle.
That’s actually never found in scripture. What is found in scripture are things like:

Happy Image from Zechariah

“Thus says the Lord of hosts:‘Old men and old women shall again sitIn the streets of Jerusalem,Each one with his staff in his handBecause of great age.The streets of the cityShall be full of boys and girlsPlaying in its streets.’“Thus says the Lord of hosts:‘If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of …

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Talking About Made for More by Josh Baldwin

I’m talking about what the lyrics of “Made for More” meant to me as it pertains to our son’s tragic death and our future.

Ready to Forgive

One thing I had to do was definitively forgive the people who rented our house – Tony and Angel. They destroyed it – cost us $150,000 to repair it and we’re not done yet. We still have the basement to fix. Their negligence ripped us out of our life and forced a new life on …

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Take Heart!

I often write Bible verses in the inside of my books as I autograph them for people – verses that speak to the story and the Biblical truths contained in it. When I wrote An Aria for Nick, it was very clear that the verse would be: In this world you will have trouble. But, take …

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To the Land That I Will Show You

Future tense, will. Not past tense, have shown; not present tense, am showing. But, future tense, WILL.

Love Your Brother

The world we live in is a scary place, my friends. The hate over politics, ethnicity, cultural differences, skin tones – it doesn’t seem to be getting better. It seems to be getting worse. The news is filled with horrible words, rash judgement, ignorance, and speech designed to fan the flames of hate and further divide the chasm between us.

In the Wake of a Nightmare

I’ve never been one to remember my dreams. Most of the time, I don’t even realize I have dreamed. But the other night, I dreamed that one of my children died and it was so realistic and vivid that I was awake for about five minutes, still in this unbelievably deep state of mourning and …

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Jesus, Yeshua, God With Us

During the Christmas season, in many households and many communities, the focus is on Jesus — specifically on baby Jesus. While it’s exciting to think about God the Son becoming flesh and dwelling with us, we often focus so much on the infant child and forget the absolute magnitude of Jesus – Yeshua – God With Us. He is almighty and all powerful, and He IS the common thread sewn throughout the Bible.