As we watch in awe the tremendous displays of power, speed and skill of the world’s best athletes, let us also remember those abilities are endowments from our Creator.  For “it is He that has made us… and in Him we live and move” (Psalm 100:3; Acts 17:28).  Like the stars in the heavens, these… Read More »

As I held my coffee cup and stared out the window of the car dealer’s lounge, where I was waiting for my car to be serviced, I thought about citizenship.  Specifically, about being a citizen of the United States of America. It’s what I am by virtue of my birth to Earnest and Emma Baty,… Read More »

According to the Scriptures, Christ is our advocate (1 John 2:1), our defense attorney. Therefore for every accusation of us by the evil one, Jesus has a response. We do not have to defend ourselves. The evil one accuses, and Jesus says, “It is finished, paid in full.” The evil one accuses, and Jesus says,… Read More »

There are times when life feels like a rickety bridge over a rocky chasm on a gusty day, connecting the shifting present to a shaky future.   But even though that is how it feels, I believe I am here today only because God has either calmed the winds or held me steady when that… Read More »

“But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop” (Luke 8:15).   My wife has a new found love for gardening, for the feel of digging around in the dirt. She’s discovered that when it comes to… Read More »

Like most people, I have fantasized about “hitting the mega-lottery.” What would I do with all that money? How would I keep people from knowing I won? It’s fun to think about. It’s fun to talk about. Eventually I come back to reality and realize I am already rich, and it’s not a fantasy. Not… Read More »

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 »