Proverbs 8 for 2017
To fully enjoy the brilliance of a morning sunrise or an evening sunset, you have to look – and then pause. So, too, to the brilliance and love of God. Proverbs 8:34-35 invites us to look, listen …
Open-Heart Christmas
With Christmas only days away, are you feeling distant and depleted? Re-write your story. Begin with today. I have the remarkable opportunity of spending time with a group of teenage girls who gather together for Bible study. …
BEST Christmas Ever
Do you want to enjoy THE best Christmas ever – no matter your exhaustion, your bank account, your panic? Ask yourself these three questions and write down the answers. List 3 Christmas things that give you great …
The Unopened Gifts of Christmas
It is a rare thing for a wrapped Christmas gift to remain unopened for very long. Yet, Christmas after Christmas, untold gifts from Heaven remain unclaimed and unopened. Would you like to claim your Christmas treasure this …
Jesus is Here. Jesus is Near.
One early morning, a week before Thanksgiving, Anna slid into a seat next to me at our kitchen table. “I couldn’t fall asleep last night.” Before I could respond, she placed a hand written sheet of paper …
Provoked and Propelled to Praise
Two quick questions for today. What provokes and propels you to praise God each week? Sunday worship? Good news? A great song? A beautiful sunset? All things? Think through yesterday and today. How many times did …
26 Ideas for Holiday Rest
With Thanksgiving in 2 weeks and Christmas in 6, stress begins to mount in many hearts and homes these days. Take the offensive. Be prepared. This is a simple list. Read it fast. Read it slow. Keep …
THE Leadership Question
The right question, at the right moment can convict, empower, transform. The opening question from a recent blog post of Dave Kraft made a beeline for my heart. Run Hard. Rest Well. is experiencing a tremendous …