What Comes Out

Matthew 15:11 “What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” I don’t know how familiar you might be with Jesus’ ministry on earth, but at just about every turn the Pharisees were there trying to...

There is Good in Waiting

Psalm 27:13-14: “I believe I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” One of the feelings I like the least is the feeling I get when I’m waiting for something...

Pressing Pause

Psalm 46:10 “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’” FOMO. Also known as the “fear of missing out.” Have you ever experienced the feeling? We don’t want to miss the next viral...

The Obstacles Become the Way

Acts 4:3-4 “They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.” Let’s talk quarantine for a second (the world’s least...

Christ Becomes More

John 3:29-30 “That joy is mine, and it is now complete. He must become greater; I must become less.” We are in quarantine and I don’t know if it’s just my social media feeds due to my age group or if everyone is experiencing this, but I feel like an alarmingly large...

The Face of the Waters

Genesis 1:2 “The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” Growing up in the Inland Empire, I constantly looked over my shoulder and carried pepper spray with me at all...