Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I just finished reading Andrew Farley's latest book Heaven is Now. The title is a bit misleading, so the subtitle more accurately portrays the message: "Awakening Your Five Spiritual Senses to the Wonders of Grace." I'm a Farley fan, counting his first book The Naked Gospel among my top 10 of books having the greatest …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #257: Read Something That Challenges Your Beliefs
How do you stay grounded? I just conducted a Google search on "staying grounded" that returned over 4.7 million results. I suspect the phrase means wildly different things to different people, depending on the context. For me, being grounded refers to first knowing who I am at my core - knowing what is most important …
It has been easy in recent days in Louisville, Kentucky to marvel at the beauty and magnificence of nature, of all we can see and all that is beyond what the eye can see or the mind imagine. The weather has been gorgeous. Taking my dog for walks has been a tremendous pleasure for both …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #249: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
For some strange reason, the song All My Exes Live in Texas has been stuck in my head for days. Some people refer to that as an earworm. I'd wake up in the morning humming it and find myself doing so throughout the day. Maybe it's because one TV commercial running now plays that song. …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #183: Replace – Don’t Just Stop – What Needs to Change
The following is a reflection that comes strictly from my Christian convictions, so if that isn't your thing, feel free to click somewhere else... We hear a lot about justice these days. Sometimes the context is clearly judicial in the sense of someone seeking or receiving justice for some illegal act. At other times, "justice" …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #140: Live the Difference Between Justice, Mercy and Grace
