Devotionals

Hats seem to be the “in” thing these days. While it used to be considered disrespectful to wear a hat in church at all, especially during a prayer, over time it became tolerated. Now it seems that it goes pretty much unnoticed. Hats appear everywhere, and they have become quite trendy. I won’t argue the…

I live in an area which is considered anything but “mountainous,” but we do have a few bumps around here that we refer to as mountains. One is very near my home. It is part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park which was the site of last big Civil War battle as General Sherman…

“I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my…

I wear a silver band on my finger imprinted with the word, “Hope.” I saw this exact ring in my mind before knowing that it actually existed and felt compelled to find it…and I did. I had to order it because it was a discontinued style with only 2 left, but they were both in…

sa·cred   [sey-krid] –adjective. Devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated. sec·u·lar   [sek-yuh-ler] –adjective. Of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests. Sacred and Secular. Just the mention of those two words can make the mind begin to…

How often do we look at something and see it completely differently than someone else who is looking at the very same thing? We all have our own perspective on things. I would venture to say that if you had 100 people in a room and asked them to give their perspective on any given…

Waiting. We spend a great deal of time waiting. We wait in lines, we wait at traffic lights, we wait in doctors’ offices. We wait for things to happen. We wait for things to change. We wait for healing to come. We wait for decisions to be made. We wait. Often our waiting is out…

Do you want to be great? I’m pretty sure that most of us, if not all, would answer that by saying, “Yes.” I think we all aspire to greatness in various areas. Have you ever thought about what it takes to be a great worship leader? Perhaps you are starting to think of the worship…

Do you have a consistent time, place or practice where you intentionally focus your attention on God? We live in a world full of distractions. It is easy to go for days, maybe even weeks or months, without intentionally connecting to the only thing (the only ONE) that can keep us going for the long…