Seeking the Life in Christ: November 2024

Friday, November 29, 2024

Crowned With Glory and Honor

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 29, 2024

Crowned With Glory and Honor

“. . . what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?

Psalm 8:4

Psalm 8 is a beautiful psalm of praise for God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

Whenever I read the Psalm, I remember a time when I had been visiting churches in Mexico several miles south of Matamoros. It was late on a Sunday evening, and I had just finished preaching in the last church service for the day. My host took me to the home of one of his parishioners for supper. There was no ambient light, and it was very dark. As I looked up into the night sky, I was overwhelmed with the beauty, the majesty, of countless thousands of stars. My host immediately began quoting Psalm 8:3,

“When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—

the moon and the stars you set in place—“

One of my joys in retirement has been to join the Asheville Astronomy Club which meets on the campus of UNC Ashville. Don’t read too much into that statement. Pointing out the moon is just about the limit of my specific knowledge of the night sky. But I love being exposed to and learning about the beauty and the mystery of the universe. However, of all the mysteries of the natural universe, in the next two verses in Psalm 8, the psalmist points to the greatest mystery of all time:

what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?
Yet you made them only a little lower than God
and crowned them with glory and honor.

Psalm 8:4-5

In view of the infinite expansiveness of the universe, I find this statement by the psalmist utterly astonishing. The nearest star, other than the sun, to our solar system is 4.2 light years away. Our solar system is 28,000 light years from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, and there are billions of galaxies in the universe. The psalmist says that in the entire universe, God thinks of us, God cares for us and has crowned us with glory and honor.

My Takeaway: The psalmist wasn’t just waxing eloquent as he stared into the night sky. The Apostle Paul affirmed the vision of the psalmist as being fulfilled in the redemptive work of Christ Jesus: “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10). My goal is to live each day with the abiding truth that I am God’s masterpiece, and He has crowned me with glory and honor. I invite you to join me in this goal.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life. The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

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Thursday, November 28, 2024

A Lewis Grizzard Thanksgiving

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 28, 2024

A Lewis Grizzard Thanksgiving

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 107:1

I know I have often shared this Thanksgiving story from the late Southern Philosopher, Lewis Grizzard (1946-1994), but I just need to go to it again this year.

In 1986, Lewis wrote about missing the family Thanksgiving dinner. It was at an uncle's house in the country. Country folks like to eat dinner early in the middle of the day. Grizzard slept late and missed it. At 1 P.M. that afternoon, he got a call from his friend, B.A., inviting Lewis to catch a plane because one of their favorite bars in Savannah was open even if nothing else was. Lewis said he met B.A. at the airport in Savannah three hours later. On their way to their favorite bar, they first stopped at a little beer joint just outside the airport. I’ll let Lewis finish telling his story.

“There were a couple of pool tables inside and young men wearing hats with the names of various heavy equipment companies sewn on them were playing. Cigarettes dangled from their mouths. They were silent and expressionless. One got the idea heavy stakes were involved.

A few old men sat around the bar drinking beer. A man and a woman worked behind the bar. There was a juke box playing country music.

"Keep your mouth shut," B. A. said, "and we'll probably be OK."

"Probably..."

We had a few beers and played a few tunes of our own. Nobody had spoken to us until a graybeard sitting a few stools down looked up from his can of beer and asked, "Y'all ain't from around here, are you?"

We said we weren't.

"Y’all going to stay for supper?" the man went on.

"Stay for what? I asked.

"Supper," he said. "We have it here every year on Thanksgiving. It's mostly for the regulars who don't have nowhere else to go, but I'm sure nobody would mind if y'all stayed."

We didn't say yes. But we didn't say no, either.

A half hour later, the door to the joint opened and in walked five or six ladies bearing plates of food. Lots of food. They set up a table near the juke box. Turkey and dressing. A ham. Mashed potatoes and gravy. Green beans. Butter beans. Creamed corn. Homemade rolls. There were also cakes and pies.

The customers put down their beers and pool sticks. They lined up plates in hand for the feast in front of them.

"Y'all more than welcome to eat," said the woman behind the bar. We got in line.

The food was wonderful. We went back twice.

"You do this every year, huh?, I asked one of the ladies that brought the food.

"They's lots of people don't have nowheres to go on Thanksgiving," she said. "Some of 'em come in here to drink cause it ain't as lonely as staying home. We all live in the neighborhood and we just try to share what we got with others."

We stayed until 9 or 10. We tried to pay extra for the food, but nobody would take our money.

Thanksgivings come and Thanksgivings go, and, occasionally, one comes along that is very special."

(The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, November 27, 1986).

Cheryl and I wish you a very special Thanksgiving.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

The Air He Breathed

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 27, 2024

The Air He Breathed

“What’s more, the Lord will hand you and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your sons will be here with me. The Lord will bring down the entire army of Israel in defeat.”

1 Samuel 28:19

King Saul had lost the favor of God. A new king, David, had already been anointed. In the last days of Saul’s reign; the Philistine army had amassed against Israel. Saul, desperate to find favor with God had issued a decree that any worship of idols or seeking of fortune tellers would be punishable by death. Yet when all his desperate attempts to receive a word from the Lord failed, Saul went to a fortune teller and had her conjure up the spirit of the prophet Samuel who had first anointed Saul as king. Samuel’s message to Saul is devastating: “Tomorrow you and your sons will be dead like me.”

Much has been written about Saul and what he did, or didn’t do, that cost him God’s favor. I think George Eliot, in one of her novels perfectly captured Saul’s nature. In describing a character in one of her novels, she wrote: “The opinion of others formed the very air he breathed.” Saul never satisfied his appetite for approval. Repeatedly, he deferred to what he thought the people wanted as he sought their love and adoration. Repeatedly, he chose the applause of the people over his obedience to God’s will.

The Bible tells about another man named Saul, also of the tribe of Benjamin. He, too, was anointed by God as a chosen vessel to lead God’s people. When this Saul, who is better known as the Apostle Paul, arrived in Corinth he proclaimed, “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2 NIV). Paul stayed true to his word and never sought the applause of people over the applause of heaven.

My Takeaway: Seeking God’s approval over the approval of people is a core value of the life in Christ. I am helped in this regard as I seek to pattern my life after the essential nature of Paul’s life. When Paul was in Athens he described his life in Christ as, “For in (Christ) we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28 NIV).

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Remember

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 26, 2024

Remember

“I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

Exodus 20:2

At the very heart of the Ten Commandments is an invitation for the people of God to remember. God wants us to remember that we were all in a place of slavery – slavery to sin. We were all under the oppressive rule of the one who is committed to our total destruction: “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10a). God wants us to remember that on our journey to make the life in Christ our way of life, it is God who leads us, it is God who feeds us, it is God who sustains us, it is God who is the source of our life. Our life does not belong to us. By creation and redemption our life belongs to God.

Remember.

I heard someone observe that one of the greatest contributions of the twentieth century was the development of self-help groups, the apex of which is AA. At the very core of AA is remembrance. At every meeting, every member introduces themselves by remembering: “Hello, I am John, and I am an alcoholic.” By the latter half of the twentieth century, groups formed that believed a person could be cured of alcoholism, and they dropped the remembrance part of their introductions. Those groups never really caught on. Many years ago, a woman was singing pop songs from musicals at a restaurant. In the middle of the concert, she sang Psalm 121, “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence comes my help.” That song didn’t seem to fit. Later, when asked about including the song, she said, “If you knew about my life growing up, you would realize it was the most appropriate song I sang.” She was asked, “Wouldn’t it be best just to forget that life?” And she said, “No, no.”

Remember.

My Takeaway: We are on our journey from Christ the King Sunday to the Season of Advent. (Christ the King Sunday was November 24. Advent begins December 1.) I sense a need to pause and remember from whence I have come, and to remember who, and whose, I am today. And to express my love and devotion to the One who has brought me safely thus far and the One who will lead me safely home. Perhaps you too will pause today and remember.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Monday, November 25, 2024

Just in Case

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 25, 2024

Just in Case

“. . . Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her.”

Genesis 31:19b

In the Book of Genesis, we learn that Isaac sent his son, Jacob, to Paddan Aram, the homeland of Jacob’s mother Rebecca, to seek a wife. He met and fell in love with Rachel and through the shenanigans of his uncle, Laban, Jacob first married Rachel’s older sister, Leah, and seven years later he married Rachel. Several years later, Jacob sensed God saying, “Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there, and I will be with you” (Genesis 31:3). When Jacob told Rachel his God was calling him to return to his homeland, she affirmed that his God had blessed them abundantly and that there is no God but Jacob’s God, the God of Israel. But as she packed to leave, Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her. Just in case.

It is not unusual for people coming to the Christian faith from other cultures and religions to bring with them some of their previous cultural and religious customs. The Apostle Paul addressed these concerns in his letters to the Colossians and Corinthians. It is also not unusual for Christian people to adopt and incorporate into their life, customs from their culture that have no relevance to the life in Christ. Sometimes these new add-ons are innocent and harmless; however, sometimes, like Rachel with her purloined idols, we are knowingly hedging our bets.

We never, ever want to lose sight of the truth that God wants the entirety of our lives! To this end, I am reminded of the story of the Old Master and his young disciple. The young disciple was seeking to eliminate anything in his life that might distract him from full and complete devotion to God. Finally, the day came when he stood before the Old Master and lifted up to him his empty hands. The Old Master said to the young disciple, “Give me your empty hands also.”

My Takeaway: Yesterday, November 24, 2024, was Christ the King Sunday where we proclaim Christ as King over our life. It is appropriate for us to look for any “Just in Case” customs or idols that may be hidden in our life. Perhaps you will join me in praying Psalm 139:23-24,

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Point out anything in me that offends you,

and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Friday, November 22, 2024

Christian Faith is Trusting

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 22, 2024

Christian Faith is Trusting

Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.

Hebrews 6:18b-19

Hebrews tells us that Christian hope is like an anchor. This is the only place in early Christian writings where an anchor is used to express this idea. Even so, the anchor has become one of the most widely used symbols of the Christian faith.

The hope the writer refers to is grounded on two central truths of the Christian faith. The first is that we can have great confidence because God bound himself with an oath. (6:17) Secondly, it leads us into God’s inner sanctuary where Jesus has already gone for us. (6:19-20) It is Jesus who has hold of our anchor.

These twin truths lead me to two observations. First, Jesus didn’t promise us our lives would be free of difficulties, trials and tribulations. The provision of an anchor implies there will be difficulties, trials and tribulations. The promise of God is that Jesus has hold of the anchor, and we will be safe and secure. Secondly, Christian faith trusts God and continues to trust God during the storms of life. We trust God’s promises, and we trust the one who is holding our anchor!

My Takeaway: We are taught to walk by faith, not sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7) That doesn’t mean we ignore what we see. It means we don’t let what we see outweigh what we know to be true: Jesus is our anchor!

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Everything Was Created Through Jesus and For Jesus

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 21, 2024

Everything Was Created Through Jesus and For Jesus

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Hebrews 4:16

The presidential election was two weeks ago. I am writing this meditation one day before the election, and although I don’t know the results of the election, and those results may not be known even today, this I do know: a lot of people are not happy about the results, or how the results seem to be developing. Whatever position you have on the election, today is a very good day to remember that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1 NRSV).

Perhaps, more importantly, let us remember, “(Jesus) existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him” (Colossians 1:15b-16).

Benjamin Franklin was convinced that our nation could not rise without the aid of God. Abraham Lincoln was fully dependent on the wisdom from God to lead our nation. Let us be so inclined.

My Takeaway: Joshua’s challenge to Israel, is our challenge today, “choose today whom you will serve” (Joshua 25:15). If we will respond with Joshua, “But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord,” let us then come boldly to the throne of our gracious God and pray for our nation.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

We Are Not Alone

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

November 20, 2024

We Are Not Alone

Since (Jesus) himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.

Hebrews 2:18

I am writing this meditation the day before our national elections. As I reflect on this campaign season, I remember when Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed and took her oath as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in October 2020. The next day two images were commonplace in social media. One image was of young women who were so encouraged and inspired by her appointment to the Supreme Court. The other image was of women who believed Justice Barrett’s appointment signaled the end of the world as they wanted it to be. It seems more and more we live in a culture that is dominated by either / or beliefs; either you love me, or you hate me. There seems to be no in-between. Everything seems to be communicated in absolute terms. This thinking in absolute terms has certainly been evident throughout the campaigns. How do we, as those seeking to be fully devoted followers of Jesus, find our way through this culture?

I believe 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 offers us a two-part blessing that can serve as our guide through these difficult times. First, we are provided God’s comfort when we encounter difficulties in life. Secondly, we can then use the comfort we received from God to comfort others. Instead of just trying to endure difficult times, we can experience God’s grace and then share His grace with others. This can inspire us to seek God’s wisdom through times of trial as opposed to staying focused only on our needs. (“Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4 NRSV.))

My Takeaway: And we are not alone to sort all this out! “Since (Jesus) himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.”

I also like a slogan I saw on social media today:

THE RESULTS WON’T DERAIL YOU

WHEN THE RESURRECTION DEFINES YOU.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The New People of God

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

Galatians

November 19, 2024

The New People of God

What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.

Galatians 6:15b-16

Read: Galatians 6:11-18

In this closing passage, Paul takes the letter from his scribe, who had been writing the letter as Paul dictated it, and he adds his own postscript. Paul’s passion for his friends in the Galatian churches is clear, and I suspect the churches were encouraged by Paul’s affection for them as they saw Paul’s own handwriting at the end of the letter.

Paul makes one final appeal for his friends not to get caught up in the rule-keeping ways of the Judaizers. For Paul, it doesn’t matter how well we are doing in rule-keeping. “What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation” (Galatians 6:15b). Those who have thus been set apart as the new people of God will carry the scars of faith, not circumcision. Paul’s closing words are very reminiscent of his words in Romans 8 and Philippians 3 where he teaches us that,

“together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering” (Romans 8:17b Emphasis mine) and,

“I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death” (Philippians 3:10 NRSV Emphasis mine).

My Takeaway: Paul carried the scars of the persecution he suffered for the cause of Christ. He also carried scars from his daily affirming in his own life, not his will, but God’s will be done. So it is for all the fully-devoted followers of Jesus seeking the life in Christ as their way of life.

“May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God” (Galatians 6:16).

NOTE: This meditation concludes my series on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Beginning tomorrow I will have a short series of Daily Meditations, and on December 2, 2024, I will begin my 2024 series of Advent and Christmas meditations.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Monday, November 18, 2024

Don’t Stop

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

Galatians

November 18, 2024

Don’t Stop

So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9 (NRSV)

Read: Galatians 6:6-10

In today’s passage, I hear Paul affirming one of the greatest attributes of the first century church: patience. Paul believed that by trusting in God, the followers of Jesus should be patient—not trying to control events, not anxious or in a hurry.

As we rest in the assurance that God is at work within us (Philippians 2:13), we can patiently trust that God will form the life of the Beatitudes and the life of love that Paul celebrates in 1 Corinthians 13 within us. Paul calls us to fully embrace a patient lifestyle:

“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”

Philippians 1:6

Our patience is rooted in God’s character; God is patient and is working relentlessly across time to accomplish his mission. The heart of patience is revealed in Jesus Christ. Jesus’s life and teaching demonstrate what patience means and calls us who follow him to a patient lifestyle that participates in God’s mission.

My Takeaway: Patience is hopeful; it entrusts the future confidently to God. Therefore, we can joyfully embrace Paul’s encouragement: “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NRSV).

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Friday, November 15, 2024

Living as the People of God

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

Galatians

November 15, 2024

Living as the People of God

Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2

Read: Galatians 6:1-5

God created us to be in community. Sin destroyed our ability to enjoy loving relationships in community. God, in Christ, restored our relationship with Him and thus restored our capacity to be in community.

Living as the new people of God in community is threatened when we are not seeking the life in Christ. When we are focused on the law and rule keeping, the inevitable result is pride, as we compare ourselves with others. It is tempting to feel smug and superior when we think we are doing better than others.

When we are seeking the life in Christ as our way of life, and we encounter a brother or sister making wrong choices, we can “gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path” (6:1). We maintain community.

In verse 3, Paul identifies one of the foundational principles of living in community: “If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.” That may seem like a harsh statement, but remember, Paul would be the first to tell you that God is head-over-heels, passionately in love with you. You are hugely important to God. Because this love of God is eternal, unfailing and fulfills all our needs, we are then free to love the world the way Jesus loved the world: sacrificially.

My Takeaway: God created us to be in community. How do we do this? “Let your bearings towards one another arise out of your life in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:5 NEB 1961)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Buffet Line of Life

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

Galatians

November 14, 2024

The Buffet Line of Life

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Galatians 5:24-25

Read: Galatians 5: 22-26

I noted in the previous meditation that the Apostle Paul saw things as black and white. You are either in Christ, or you are not. You are either living by grace, or you are living under the law. You are either living by the Spirit, or you are living by the flesh. Paul sees these two ways of living as being completely opposite of each other, like forces constantly fighting each other. In the previous passage, Paul listed some of the characteristics of living in the flesh. Here he helps us understand what it is like for us when we are living the Life in Christ, or living by the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23).

We all know it is better for us to live by the Spirit instead of the flesh. I am sure if we put that up for a vote it would pass. How can the Spirit-life ascend, and the flesh-life descend in our life? In verse 24, Paul says “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.” How do we do that?

God has already done the heavy lifting for us. Paul is showing us that when we came to God by faith in Christ Jesus, our old life was crucified with Christ, and God has now given us new life in Christ. This old life/new life is a gift of God’s grace. Now that we are alive to God in Christ, we get to choose how we want to live our life. We are finite creatures; that is, we have a limited amount of consciousness. We get to choose with what we will fill our lives.

My Takeaway: Think of Paul’s two lists, the characteristics of the flesh-life (v. 19-21), and the characteristics of the life in Christ (v. 22-23) as items on the buffet line of life. It is an all-you-can-eat buffet, but you can only choose nine items. Which do you choose? Do you see how new life in Christ works? If you consciously choose to fill your life with the qualities of the Christ-life, there is no room left for the flesh-life.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

Friday, November 29, 2024

Crowned With Glory and Honor

Thursday, November 28, 2024

A Lewis Grizzard Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

The Air He Breathed

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Remember

Monday, November 25, 2024

Just in Case

Friday, November 22, 2024

Christian Faith is Trusting

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Everything Was Created Through Jesus and For Jesus

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

We Are Not Alone

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The New People of God

Monday, November 18, 2024

Don’t Stop

Friday, November 15, 2024

Living as the People of God

Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Buffet Line of Life

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