As I have spent much time over the last few weeks looking at patterns for quilts, patterns in fabric, patterns for sewing and even patterns for cutting, I have found such comfort and meaning in patterns. As you follow a pattern, you can see exactly how to do something in order to achieve the desired…
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Some of my favorite stories in all the Bible are those about Steven (Acts 6-8). I’d like to tell you one of those stories. We start in Acts 6. It’s the beginning of the chapter and the Greeks are complaining because the physical needs of their widows were not being met (6:1). So the disciples…
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“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee” (Psalm 143:8) What’s your morning routine? If you’re like many people, you awaken begrudgingly to an alarm clock, hit the snooze once…
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So often in our busy world, we awaken with the tasks of the day on our minds, hop out of our beds, and run off into our demanding worlds, forgetting to read God’s Word. Why is this so easy to do? It’s easy because God is a gentleman and doesn’t demand it of us with…
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