“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be open to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”  Luke 11:9-10 […]

Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you; leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.  Matthew 5:23-24 Ever have those times when you get caught in relational […]

“Since we have such a huge crowd of men of faith watching us from the grandstands, let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so tightly around our feet and trip us up; and let us run with patience the particular race that […]

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 On this Memorial Day I find myself thinking of my namesake. Dana was my dad’s best friend, they were stationed together the Philippines in the latter years of WWII. Story has it that my dad was ill one […]

“Now that we know we have Jesus… let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a Priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing… So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the […]

“Now your attitudes and thoughts must all be constantly changing for the better… You must be a new and different person.” Ephesians 4:23 (TLB) Step 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 2 doesn’t tell us we are crazy, no; it just lets us know […]

“Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.“ Matthew 22:37-40 As I thought […]

“Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. Don’t just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ’s servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no […]

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I love this verse, it tells me what I need to do to know God’s will. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I struggle knowing what that is. God’s will or […]

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14 When you examine the 12 steps of recovery there […]