(The following is the January 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 14 and pay close attention to verses 25-33.) We tend to stay within our comfort zone. This tendency can serve us well and keep us from dangerous activities that conflict with our better judgment. …
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Breaking the Chains that Bind
(The following is the March 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 1 and pay close attention to verses 18-20 and 59-64.) When the angel Gabriel announced the coming birth of John the Baptist to John’s father, Zechariah, the father doubted. He asked, “How can I know this? …
New Book and New Website Published!
I'm pleased to announce that on November 10,2022 I published Next Step Devotions, a collection of 366 discipleship lessons based on passages from every New Testament chapter. This project was more than two years in the making, and it feels great to finally have it available for purchase on Amazon. As I write this, it …
A Year of Distinct Thirds
I've been very goal oriented the past two years in publishing on this blog very specific goals in the categories of body, mind and spirit. The goals for 2013 were many and I was glad to accomplish nearly all of them. I started down a similar path at the beginning of 2014, but soon felt …
My Goals for 2014
I set a number of goals for 2013, most of which were achieved as reported in this end-of-year progress report. After careful consideration of what worked and what didn't last year, and after determining some directions I'd like to go in 2014, I've settled on the following personal goals for this year, not including those …
