Why Don’t We Ask God for What We Want?
Part 4: ASSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOD'S “YES” A year ago, I started a series, “Why Don’t We Ask God for What We Want?” Here’s a summary of the three…
God Is … What in Your Life
God Is. This gospel anthem was written by Dr. Robert J. Fryson in 1976. The Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir popularized God Is in 1979. In…
Stop Doing Wrong. Do What’s Right!
Did you do what I told you to do? Why don’t you listen? Why are you so hard-headed? Stop it now! I’m tired of telling you the same thing over…
Why Don’t We Ask God for What We Want?
Part 3: MY PROBLEM IS TOO SMALL RecapPart 1-Ask God even when we know he already knows.Part 2-Take a breath to clear chaos from our prayer. My prayer requests include…
My Head Can’t Hear God’s Heart Message, Part 2
I described in Part 1 how 2 Peter 1:3-8 was ever-present in my devotional studies. I studied that scripture in detail to discern its message for me. My initial research…
My Head Cannot Hear God’s Heart Message, Part 1
The Verse of the Day (VOTD) on BibleGateway has been the same on March 14, 2022, 2024, and 2025[1]: 2 Peter 1:5-8. Each year, I journaled my thoughts about this…
Limited Thinking Blocks God from My Life
I have struggled with my rollercoaster weight most of my life. I have tried so many options: weight-loss plans, crazy diets (do you remember the cabbage soup diet?), and fasts.…
When My Prayer Needs Replacement Therapy
A few years ago, I tripped and faceplanted in front of a banquet room full of my college classmates. Beyond the embarrassment I felt, I injured my knee. An X-ray…
Am I Ready for “YES”?
I read an article in Guideposts[1], “How to Talk to Strangers About Your Faith.” While I write about my faith walk, talking about it is harder for me. As an…
Revisiting Jonah: Judging Too Quickly
On 12/04/2020, I posted the blog Jonah-The Adult Version. Reading the Book of Jonah in its entirety had given me insight beyond the children’s version of Jonah and the whale.…