Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for giving us the most powerful weapon in the universe: Your Holy Name. We are your children who follow your Way and who are called by your...

​Forgiveness is central to being a Christ-follower. We can't give what we have not received. And so many sincere Christ-followers have a hard time with forgiveness, because they struggle with one or more critical steps in God's process. The following steps to...

​What a great word. Live and let live, what a great phrase. And a great Scripture: “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:37 As a Christ-follower, I must: Tolerate those with...

Dear Heavenly Father, good morning! Thank you for this day. As you know, Patty and I are on a flight to Jamaica for a 10-day vacation. We are grateful for this time off from work and to spend time with each other and you. Every day, I post about the things I am most...

Friends, I know that many posts are “heavy,” and this “Call” series of posts have been filled with the many calls of Christ. Today, we will have a “lighter” call - which is one of the most important calls for a Christ-follower: The call to be joyful. Before we explore...

Dear Father God, “Abba,” my Father. I don’t know what to pray for this morning. Time is slipping away. I have read your Word for the last 23 minutes, and I don’t know what you are saying this morning. Please help me hear you. Child, I am always communicating with you....

I meditated a lot in my early 20s, before I surrendered my will to Christ Jesus as the Savior of my soul. When I came to Christ, I realized that my meditations were in the Eastern mysticism tradition, steeped with humanism, false beliefs, and the pursuit of...

No matter where we are in our journey of following Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior, we are all called to go to the next level of surrender. Here are two examples. The first is someone who is broken spiritually. The second is from a supposedly spiritual giant in the...

Dear Lord, we are called to look up! Thank you for lifting our eyes to Your heavens, Father God. “Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great...

Dear friends, I occasionally read the daily devotional from "Jesus Calling." If you have never read it, I highly recommend you subscribe. I often read it in the middle of my day, and it serves to "refresh" my perspective and helps me reflect on eternity, our position...

Dear Father God, good morning! How are you, Lord? Good morning, Daniel. I am always the same. I am love, joy, peace, and more. I am perfect in every way, and yet totally humble. Can you say the same? "I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not...

​Dear Father God, I am in the process of making a bold decision with my for-profit leadership coaching practice, and I want to gain confirmation that I am doing the right thing with my plans to be more overt regarding the Biblical basis for my services that I provide...

Dear Lord, thank you for the rest and relaxation built into your plan for us. You want us to rest with you daily (in a regular quiet time), and every week (by keeping holy the Sabbath). All, yesterday, I wrote about daily rest. Today, I am writing about weekly rest....

​Dear Lord, thank you for the rest and relaxation built into your plan for every day and every week. DAILY REST Every day, we get to rest in you, Lord, if we choose to take the time to do it. We get to sit down, open the Bible, read, pray, meditate (reflect deeply) on...

As Christ-followers, we are called to holiness. What does that mean? CHRIST’S DEFINITION OF HOLINESS Christ’s definition of holiness transcends the mere observance of rules or rituals. It is an intrinsic transformation that begins in the heart and radiates outward,...

Dear Lord, from my perspective, there is danger in conversational prayer with you. I have to be very careful, or I can put words in your mouth that you did not say. This way, I can hear what I want to hear and do what I want to do. Yes, my child. Some think they hear...

My last six posts made the case for mentorship, and then walked through five qualities required to be a good mentor and a good mentee. As a summary, they are: Willingness to Change Desire to Change Courage to Change Humility to Change Discipline to Change...

This is the 6th blog in a 7-part series on Mentorship and deals with the fifth and final criterion of the five criteria needed to be a good mentee and a good mentor: our discipline to change. BIBLICAL DISCIPLINE Dear friends, God’s Holy Word exhorts us to have...

This is the 5th blog in a 7-part series on Mentorship and deals with the fourth criterion of the five criteria needed to be a good mentee and a good mentor: our humility to change. SPIRITUAL PRIDE Dear friends, as we journey with Christ on the proverbial road to...

​This is the 4th blog in a 7-part series on Mentorship, and deals with the third criterion: our courage to change. In Philippians 4:13, we read, "I can do all this through Him who gives me strength," speaking to the empowerment we have through Christ. Even when facing...

This is the 3rd blog in a 7-part series on Mentorship, and deals with the second criterion: our desire to change. (There are five criteria; we will cover numbers three, four, and five in the next three days, and then have one “conclusion” blog on the subject of this...

​This is the 2nd in a 7-part series on Mentorship and deals with the first criteria: our willingness to change. Christ is your first and primary mentor. You may have others. I hope you do. But Christ is the most important and most useful for your spiritual growth....