I love Paul's following prayer for the church from Colossians 1:9, "We ask God to give you complete knowledge of His will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding." With the gift of the Holy Spirit and the Bible God has abundantly answered Paul's prayer for us.  The Bible unfolds for us our salvation…Read more God’s Will and Spiritual Wisdom part one

Jogging in the desert this week has opened my eyes to beauty that I've never noticed before.  The "monsoon" rains have come to Arizona's Sonoran Desert and pink, purple, yellow and white flowers are blooming.  The fragrance from some of the cactus flowers is heavenly.  So far no rattlesnakes when I am jogging.  I ran…Read more Taliesin West

Praying and planning are part and parcel of my life.  It’s difficult to remember when I wasn’t praying and planning.  My personal prayer life has matured over the years of seeking to understand the will of God and yield to His will as revealed in the Bible.  As I have walked and prayed, studied and…Read more God has a good plan for you to discover and obey

I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11, NIV The beautiful green hummingbird sipping sweet nectar out of my wife’s red, yellow, and purple flowers this evening was a brief moment of sheer…Read more But God

She was living but dying quickly in a strict religious community dominated by rabbis who thought it was better to be born a dog than to be born a woman.  Physicians had taken all her money but hadn’t cured her. Her disease isolated her.  The daily blood loss drained her of iron and vitamins and…Read more Risk Taking Faith Results in Health

"I eagerly expect and hope that I will have nothing to be ashamed of.  I will speak very boldly and honor Christ in my body, now as always, whether I live or die." St. Paul in Philippians 1:20, GW God's image in us includes the body he has given to us.  These bodies of ours are…Read more I will honor Christ in my body

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 2, NASB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcVllWpwGs The prayers of the Bible help us understand and live out the will of God.  This prayer in particular has a lot to teach us about the health of our…Read more Faith and Health

One of my favorite choruses in the 80s was "In my life be glorified."  It was a prayer set to a tune that in my devotions I still sing.  It's a prayer that God has answered by equipping us with talent, skill and abilities that we use to serve him with.  The really cool thing…Read more In my life be glorified!

During our family devotions we discussed what each of us loved to do.  We laughed and then we asked one another was anyone surprised by their brother, sister, Becky's or my answers.  No surprises. What is surprising though is how many people can't really tell you anymore what they really love to do!  (Of course…Read more What do you love to do?

We were discussing my dream and the future.  I guess he decided he didn’t like my enthusiasm for the ministry and my confidence in my church’s leadership. “You’re just a cog in the machine and one day you’re going to break and the powers that be will remove you and replace you,” said a bitter…Read more What You Do Matters!