Hey Guys, “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness” 1 Timothy 4:7 (NASB). As Christ followers, we hear a lot about spiritual disciplines. These include prayer time – alone and together, Bible reading, worship, etc.. Don Whitney, professor at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville says, “Rightly practiced, the spiritual disciplines take us deeper into the glories of the gospel of Jesus Christ,…

Years ago when I was in the midst of heart wrenching grief, I read C.S. Lewis’ words, “I never knew grief felt so much like fear,” and immediately identified with his statement. That was exactly the feeling I was having – full blown fear! From a multitude of butterflies in the stomach to nauseating anxiety that I would not be able to…

I was reading an article this morning entitled, “Love and Conduct” by George Sweeting, based on the definition of love found in 1 Corinthians 13. I would love to share the entire article with you because it all spoke to me, but there was one point as I was reading where I thought, “Whoa! Ouch!” It’s when he gets to the “Love…

A couple of years ago I used to send out a devotional every morning by copying my devotion from an app on my iPhone and pasting it to an email to everyone on the Three Point list. I decided that might be against the copyright laws and so I stopped doing it. I have tried to buy copies of the book for…

Driving to the church this morning I was listening to Christian radio and Tony Evans was preaching on prayer, saying that unless our prayer life is based on the knowledge of God that comes from the Word of God, we are chattering mindlessly. Those weren’t his exact words but his meaning was clear. If we don’t know the Word of God, if we are…

At 6:51 this morning I received a text from a friend that simply had this Scripture from Isaiah 46:4: “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” It was perfect timing. She had no…

Psalm 121 says, “I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?”  It’s as if the Psalmist is saying that he is looking for help, searching desperately the created world, but then he remembers something. He remembers – “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” As I was reading this, along with a devotional that I…

Hey Guys,   I was blessed to have had two mini vacations recently with my family. One was to Oak Island, North Carolina. While we were there, I spent some time on the beach with my family, playing bocce, Frisbee (in the wind), and eating lots of fresh seafood. I also was able to relax, read some new books on my Kindle,…

Sometimes life is so unbearably painful and at the same time when we turn to Jesus, His words are so hard to hear.  We have been hurt grievously and feel like we are justified in nursing our pain and being angry at the one who caused it, and Jesus says, “Forgive.” Or maybe we’ve managed by His grace to forgive, but the…

I was texting with my mom this morning, thanking her for her prayers, and she said at one point, “I had a lot of confessing to do this morning, because I know my sins were a hindrance to God being able to hear me.” After I got to church, I picked up the “Daily Bread” and read a story about a man…