“Meaningless! Meaningless!”    says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless!    Everything is meaningless.”  (Ecclesiastes 1:2) This morning's pray-as-you-go podcast was on Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verses 2-11 but I think verse 2 sums it up best.  But wait, first a confession - I didn't actually listen to today's podcast. I accidentally downloaded NEXT Thursday's podcast and listened to...

"For 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.  Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:11-13) As I've explored myself as a Christian, there are times when I think of the path I've...

"...be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 5:18-21) My friend and I have been attending a local church for quite a while now. We love the pastor and his message (and the message...

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9) I've been working on a new...

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (Psalm 32:8) I find this verse incredibly comforting and also a great reminder to myself to keep listening to God.  I was on vacation last week and found it hard to focus on my usual morning time bible reading/talk to God. I had to be out of camp earlier in the morning and while...

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.  No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is...

The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”  Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire....

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. (1 John 4:12) I don't know about you but I was raised imagining God looked like this: Calvary hermitage, Alcora, Spain, 18th century. There are many reasons I left the church and turned my back on God in my 20s but this image sums up the biggest reason - that white God sitting on a...

Lord Almighty,  blessed is the one who trusts in you. (Psalm 84:12) The other day I had a realization. After I left radio at the end of 2015, I floundered looking for direction in my life. I didn't know what I was supposed to do. I searched for jobs in vain. I struggled with life itself. Depression weighed me down. My life was a mess. To top it off, I wasn't sure what I was doing spiritually. I...