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For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.  ~Romans 11:36 As a writer, I’m a grammar nerd—always have been. Because my mom immigrated to the US from Italy as a teenager speaking no English at all, she worked very hard to quickly master the language of her new homeContinue reading “prepositional awe”

Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak theContinue reading “gaining courage”

Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. ~Colossians 4:5 (NLT) Confession time. I am way too often a very poor ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). Around my friends and church family? No problemo. Even in welcoming new people to church on Sundays, my attitude is love,Continue reading “lost opportunities”

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.  ~1 John 3:1 I’d been warned. My friends who have lived through a time like I had last week tried to tell me, to explain what I was stepping into. I thought, “Yeah, IContinue reading “exponential love”

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” ~1 Samuel 16:7 So, I recently discovered something that is culturally a thing now, especially being bought intoContinue reading “Godmaxxing”

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” ~Mark 16:15 Remember those good ol’ pre-COVID days when people ran real errands, interacted naturally, and actually chatted in waiting rooms and on airplanes? (But the real, “don’t you miss those days” was prior to the “smartphone” and “social”Continue reading “do you have 30 seconds?”

For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the boast of our hope. ~Hebrews 3:4-6Continue reading “seeing myself in the wandering”

“I (Jesus) came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” ~John 10:10b Happy 250th Birthday to our great nation! To celebrate, I’m reposting a devo from last year…enjoy! And may God bless America! On July 4, 1776, the new Congress of what would ultimately become the United States of America, put forth aContinue reading “life, liberty & the pursuit of joy (reprise)”

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.  ~John 8:36 For the past few weeks, our great nation has been host to the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, with tens of thousands of people coming to the US from around the world to cheer on their national teams. And if you’veContinue reading “celebrating freedom”