Who Are You Living For?
I’ve been reading a book called “If You Will Ask” by Oswald Chambers. There’s a chapter called “The Simplicity of Prayer”, and it’s all about Jesus’s time right before His crucifixion....
Category: Devotionals
I Proclaim, Jesus Saves
My first attempts at evangelism completely blew up in my face. Like today’s Scripture passage suggests (1 Peter 3:15), I learned I needed to soften my approach. So now, I intentionally ask people...
Everything In Common
In the early days at Willow, a group of us met on Sunday nights. It couldn’t really be called a small group because we were large when we started. Some of us attended Willow, but others didn’t. We...
Get Over Yourself
Far from family (intentionally), friends and familiar surroundings, my early 20’s in Oregon was both the adventure of a lifetime and three very lonely years. Although Jesus was my very real and...
A Harp And A Stranger
Another mundane day in the hospital passed by. Meds. Shower. Eat. Sleep. These ordinary activities filled my day, although time seems to drag when you’re sick and in pain.
I’ll Put The Kettle On
My wife and I invited a work acquaintance over for dinner several years ago. She was newer to the area, didn’t live far from us, and God kept crossing our paths. Instead of ignoring the signs, we...
An Excavation Of The Heart
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” goes the popular adage. But Jesus takes it one step further—if you don’t have anything nice to say, examine your heart...
Glow In The Dark
The four chapters that make up the book of Ruth are jam-packed with lessons. It’s a story of family, patience, and loss. It is about waiting on God and the rewards you can receive from waiting. It...
Slow To Anger, Quick To Prayer
Our climate is being polluted and damaged by the thick, black smoke of increasing anger and hatred filling our world from the fires of hell. There seem to be more reasons today to be angry, for good...