“It is through total and unmitigated powerlessness that God shows us divine mercy.  The Radical, divine choice is the choice to reveal glory, beauty, truth, peace, joy and most of all […]

  All  of us, … seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. – 2 […]

A Glorious Throne I don’t picture Jesus on the cross or on a throne, but wherever we see Him I believe He is with the Father and with us.  He is […]

  Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  Galatians 6:2         A few days after I was assigned “Burden-Bearers” as […]

New Eyes Jesus didn’t ask us to love others.  He commanded it.  Lord, why is it so hard to do?  Even with those we love the most, there are times when we’re just not […]

      OPEN EARS The early years of my broadcast career were spent in radio. The medium requires only one thing to be successful – listeners. I spent a […]

  Open Eyes The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. – Proverbs 15:3 The Eye of Providence is a symbol that depicts […]

  Forever. Faithful. Two words that can be hard to comprehend for some people and I would venture to say for all people at some given point in time.   […]

  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” – Matthew 5:8 I’ve often thought there is no place more beautiful than Augusta in springtime: dogwoods, azaleas […]

  BE PERFECT I remember my mother calling out to my brother as he left the house, “Be good and have a nice time.”  Joe turned and replied, “Mom, make up your […]

  A dear friend is a self-described agnostic but is the most charitable and giving person I know.  When trying to reconcile these two factors in my head, a Bible study […]

  Eyes of Faith   This devotion was very timely in my life.    Throughout the past several weeks I have struggled to make sense of life around me and […]

  The Right Time “And who knows, perhaps you were born for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). God’s hand is not always immediately obvious in our lives. Whether […]

Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.  – Matthew […]

  More Than An Example   Nowen  says, “it is not enough to imitate Christ . . . the spiritual life presents us with a far more radical demand: to be […]

Nouwen writes about the downward road of Christ. The natural assumption is a downward road is the easy way. But backpackers know the path downward is not easier than an […]

  Success can be defined in many ways.  It might be measured in ways such as wealth, prestige, fame, rewards, or recognition.   Success, in and of itself, is not bad.  One problem with […]

  Today’s devotion calls us to unite our hearts and minds with love and compassion. After reading today’s devotion, I thought WOW. This sounds ideal, but I know I fall […]

  One single thing… Just as today’s readings state that our society is made up of all different people and experiences, so do our lives. We are not defined by a […]

  What a great analogy today of making a difference to that one “starfish” and the fact that from before creation that “child” was chosen for that act of selfless […]