When it comes to personal growth, there is nothing better we can do to be better than to get to know Him better.   He is the ultimate Source for self-awareness, spiritual insight, personal inspiration, and supernatural empowerment.   Something to take just a moment to consider today.

So, I’m on my morning walk and I found a Bible lying on a curb near the gas station I pass every day. It had all the markings of an “old-friend” Bible.  Well-loved and familiar.  Scribbles in the margins, highlights, underlining, sticky notes, etc.  Knowing how precious such a Bible is to its owner, I… Read More »

A Blessing. May the Lord bless our awareness of His presence and His abundant provision today so that our hearts may be drawn nearer to Him in true gratitude.  He is doing it.  May He give us grace to see it and to appreciate it. May each of us who stand in agreement with this… Read More »

“All my longings lie open before You, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from You” (Psalm 38:9). As we seek the Lord, we can do so with confidence that all our longings lie open before Him. He knows them better than we know how to articulate them or even identify them, and the sighing we… Read More »

A plaque at the Alex Haley Memorial harbor bears a message that is timeless and timely… And something to take just a moment to consider today.

In my experience, I have come to believe that resilience is a more important objective than perfection. Resilience means seizing the opportunity of the next moment despite the setback of the last. It means not letting the quest for perfection prevent us from taking the next step towards progress.  Biblically speaking, it means forgetting what… Read More »

Each day has its own character, flavor, energy, pace, rhythm and particularities. Be attuned to it and move through it with the Lord. Rather than trying to manipulate or shape it into what you think it “ought” to be or even what you want it to be, try instead to explore it, experiment with it,… Read More »

Living a good and structured life has its place. It helps us reach our goals. It keeps us out of trouble. It helps prevent us from hurting others. It keeps our lives relatively in order. However, though such discipline may regulate our behavior, it does not give us the abundant life Jesus promised.  The difference… Read More »

My birthday was a fabulous affair.  Now it is in the rearview mirror.  But I am experiencing no let down.  And since this devotional piece is called “The View from My Place,” I’d like to share with you the praises from “my place” from this morning that have kept my celebration going. Thank You, Lord,… Read More »

“God is good all the time!  And all the time God is good!”  It’s a call and response statement in many churches that almost always concludes with a rousing “Amen!” from the congregation.  But it is far more than a cliché.  It is truth! Indeed, the Lord is good.  All the time.  Not just in… Read More »