grace

Good Choices… and Better Ones

Most days are made up of small decisions, stacked so close together you hardly notice them. It’s almost like living with a menu in your hands. You choose what to say. What to ignore. What to spend. What to watch. What to eat. What to wear. Who to text back. Whether to push through or…
Grace That Teaches Us How to Live

Scripture Focus: Titus 2:11–12 “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;” There’s a quiet misunderstanding that sometimes slips into our thinking—that grace is only the doorway into faith, and once…
At the Turning of the Year

There’s something gentle and almost sacred about standing at the edge of a new year. Not loud. Not dramatic. Just a quiet pause where we notice time has turned another page and we’re still here—still breathing, still learning, still held. New Year conversations don’t always need fireworks or resolutions written in bold ink. Sometimes they…
When Gratitude Runs Out of Words

Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” Paul ends a long, practical discussion about generosity with a sentence that almost feels like a holy interruption. After talking about offerings, willingness, cheerful giving, and provision, he suddenly stops and exclaims, “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” It’s as…
Small Hinges, Heavy Doors

We wait for thunder—visions, vows,a life turned on a dime—and miss the whisper that keeps returningto the same hallway of the heart. It’s the sand-grit habits,the tiny tilt of tone,the almost-truth, the hurried prayer,the kindness we postpone. Here is where the battle circles back:the thought I entertain,the screen I do not need,the word I could…
Barnabas: The Quiet Fire of a Son of Consolation

If Paul is the thunder that shakes the sky of the New Testament, Barnabas is the steady fire that keeps the embers glowing. His story doesn’t roar across the pages with shipwrecks and prison epistles, but without him, much of what we admire in the early church might look very different. Barnabas lives in the…
In the Quiet Places

Inspired by: Psalm 103:2“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” I used to search for blessingsin the bright and obvious places—the victories, the open doors,the moments that made my heart lift. But gratitude taught me to listenfor smaller sounds—the soft rustle of mercy behind me,the steady breath of grace within…
Joseph

Joseph’s story begins with a coat and a calling. As a teenager in his father’s house, he wore a garment that said, without words, “You are favored.” “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children… and he made him a coat of many colours” (Genesis 37:3). That visible favoritism, combined with God-given dreams of…
Lord of the Harvest

He walked through towns, and dusty lanes,Where sorrow slept and sickness reigned—With healing hands and heaven’s grace,He met each need, each weary face. He taught of peace, He preached the light,He broke the chains of death and night;Yet when He saw the helpless throng,His heart was stirred, His love was strong. Like sheep without a…
The Quiet Architecture of Thought

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6) Have you ever watched your own thoughts working, like little carpenters measuring and framing the house you live in? It’s a strange exercise—thinking about your thinking—but it matters, because nothing in life slips past the front desk…