Doe He know you? - A challenging word, encouraging us to let Jesus know us.

God's Amazing Faithfulness Part 2 - God longs to gather you and bring you back to Himself.

His Friendship - Are you a friend of the King?

His Love Made Complete In Us - Meditation from the book of 1 John..."Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and truth."

Jesus, Our Good Shepherd - A comparison of Moses' prayer that God would send a shepherd to lead the people of Israel, and Jesus' own words about Himself.

New Wine- Encourages those in music and ministry to share from the depths of Jesus' New Wine (and New Covenant) to quench thirsty souls.

Nothing but the Blood of Jesus - Explores the mystery of the "Blood of Jesus".

The Source of Our Confidence - Our confidence is in Jesus alone.

Water from the Rock - God desires to quench our spiritual thirst by filling us with Himself.

God With Us - Explores the many times God encourages His people that He is with us. Immanuel--God WITH us.

What Does it Mean to be Redeemed? - Explores the uses of the often confusing word "redemption".

Boasting in My Weakness - Our weaknesses highlight Jesus' strength.

God's Amazing Faithfullness Part 1 - Even if we are faithless, He remains faithful.

His Purpose - Should God's plan fit into our lives, or our lives fit into God's plan.

Honey from the Rock - God can often pour out the sweetness of His presence, even in the midst of our hardest times.

Lessons from the Storm - Lessons learned from Hurricane Isabel...thrial and storms in our lives can help us see what is truly essential.

Living Water - Sometimes when we are at our "weakest", God chooses to speak the most profound words into our lives nonetheless, satisfying our thirsty souls.

Look for the Good--Part 1 - Beauty and Pain--There are few things in life that are profoundly beautiful that do no also contain some element of pain.

Look for the Good--Part 2 - You are NOT Alone--Even in life's difficult seasons, we can be assured that He is with us, even if we don't feel it in the moment.

Out of the Ashes - Words from the California wildfires...Jesus can cause abundant gardens to grow in the scorched earth of your life.

Understand? - Contemplating Communion...broken to feed the hungry.

Uphill Battles - God's refreshing, sustaining presence in the midst of the "steep" times in our lives.

Winter Wonder - Word picture that explores seeing God's beautiful work, in the midst of trying circumstances.

Are You Practicing Today? - Contemplations after practicing the guitar one day..."We need to practice doing good".

Build Us Up, Lord - Meditations from the book of Hebrews..."God is the builder of everything".

Little By Little - God is patient in our lives, giving us the "victory" bit by bit.

Look and Live - Look to Jesus, Who became "sin" for us, so we might live.

Remake Me, Lord - In remembrance of "9/11"...Soften our Hearts.

Roots - Is there a "bitter root" lying beneath the surface of your heart?

Weeds - Let the "Master" Gardener gently pull out the "weeds" that hinder your growth, so that He can cause you to flourish as He desires.

Birds of the Air -Stories of birds, speaking deeply regarding our need to surrender, seek healing and lay aside our fears.

Birds, Lilies and His Kingdom -Stories of mourning doves and chickadees nesting on our property, and how their actions spoke volumes.

Bowing Trees Lay Down their Leaves - Word picture using Autumn leaves to illustrate submission to God's will throughout the "dying" process.

Christmas Gift - A remarkable gift from the heart of our son when he had just turned four years old.

Computer Concepts - A word picture using various computer components to illustrate God's hand at work in the church.

Good Light, Irene - Lessons learned from making preparations for "Hurricane Irene", as well as spending several days during the resulting black-out.

He Watches Over You - A word picture focusing on God's parent-heart toward us.

I Heard the Bells, Part 1 - A Singer's Christmas Story about God's gentle, everyday miracle.

I Heard the Bells Part 2 - Divine "coincidence".

Jesus, My GPS - Jesus is like a GPS, guiding us safely to shore, even when our vision is obscured by the deepest fog.

My Seven Cents - How Jesus uses the little we can offer, to shine His light into the darkness.

Pearl of Great Price - Is it possible that Jesus considers there to be a treasure in the field of your heart and this world?

Real Thing - Do you yearn for the "real thing" in the spiritual realm, yet find yourself settling for mere imitations? Jesus offers you the "real deal" every day.

Reflections- Word picture, seeing the glory in the face of Christ being reflected off our lives, in the way the sunlight shines off brilliant leaves in Autumn.

rockstars - A rather lengthy, yet remarkable story about God's faithful leading over several years... Have you ever had the "planets line up" in your life?

rockstars--addendum - A very brief addition to the above story.

Unbind Him and Let Him Go - Story inspired during a time of sorrow, having Jesus unbind our hearts.

Uncle Chas--Memorial - Memories of my brother-in-law and the legacy of his life lived for Jesus.

You Be My Vision - The importance of allowing the Scriptures to shine the light of Jesus in an increasingly dark world. (Includes my song "You Be My Vision".)