The bread and the cup: loaf of brown bread, with a piece cut off and broken in two, beside antique pewter goblet, on unpressed linen cloth

Mystery and life: The covenant meal

We who have confessed Jesus as Lord may have taken communion many times. But in observing the ritual – and gazing on the picture it paints – how often have we failed to plunge in?

A streak of lightning flashes through dark blue storm clouds.

God who loves fiercely

Nothing about our Lord is casual. The day he came down on Sinai has this in common with the day Jesus died in our place: Both show how fiercely God loves.

A tiny person stands on a distant mountaintop at dawn, under a vast and brilliantly colored sky.

Prepare to meet with God

Some things, you can’t wait to tell God. You run to him with the news. The Lord who invites you to meet with him delights in your coming to talk. He delights in your coming to hear. For this God has important things to say to you too.

Diamond in the dark

Treasure hunting

A treasure sought is a treasure treasured. Please do not miss out on the astounding gifts God wants to give you, because you think you’re too busy to pay attention to his inner nudge.

Hand held out, open, in the light - letting go of the sand falling through its fingers

I let go

"I let go of all I have just to have all of You." - A song that has encouraged me in the night, "Worth It All," Meredith Andrews

Breath-taking red rocks outside Colorado Springs in the light of the setting sun

Be to me a rock

Mini-post. Majestic red rocks in Colorado Springs, and a notable verse from Psalms, offering a prayer to the God who is our rock.

A man with lantern looks very tiny, standing under a vast night sky filled with stars.

Before the face of God

An upstart named Elijah stood before Ahab, Israel’s king. Elijah had no credentials that would have impressed Ahab. First Kings 17:1 describes him simply as, “Elijah, who was from Tishbe…

In the dark, as the sun peeks over the horizon, a woman in an evening gown stands by a lake, playing violin.

Miracle book: The Elijah Blessing

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God gave me an impossible task, a delightful task, and he went before me to make the way.