Tag: knowing God

Inspirational

The God Who Is

If you’re a believer, you’ve probably already defined God for yourself. You’re comfortable with what you know and may not even wonder if there’s anything more to learn. When J.B. Phillips wrote the book, Your God Is Too Small, he gave us a picture of putting God in a box. We define God, set our […]

August 17, 2024
Inspirational

Because God Knows You

Have you ever considered what it really means that God knew you before you even arrived on planet earth? Psalm 139 tells us that God knew us as we were knit in our mother’s womb. That means God knew when you’d be here, and what you’d do with your life. He watched over your choices, […]

October 19, 2023
Inspirational

The Age Gag

In the greeting card business, when you tease someone about their age in a birthday card, it’s called an age gag. The card might have something like a birthday cake on the front with lots of candles and say, “Blow out these candles first. On the inside, it might say, “We’ll put the rest on […]

May 15, 2023
Inspirational

Putting the P in Prayer

Sometimes people ask me what they can do to have a more fulfilling prayer life. As a practitioner of prayer and a student of how it all works, I realize it’s a question that has multiple answers. It’s personal on one hand, and yet there are things we can do to experience more from the […]

April 24, 2023
Inspirational

Today’s the Day

  What time is it? Of course the answer to that question comes with over a hundred clichés, depending on the context. It could be time to get going, or maybe it’s time to give up. It might be the time of your life or simply bedtime. Time is only connected to our lives here […]

July 29, 2021