When the Church Chooses Friendship with the World Over God.
So which movie or rock star did you crush on as a teen? Posters of David Cassidy and The Monkees gazed down on me from my bedroom walls during my teen years. I never missed a TV show or televised…
Prayer Guide for America
This is a prayer guide I created for my Facebook pages, but I’m putting it here so you may copy, paste and reproduce to use for yourself or a group. How to Pray Over America Today June 2020 Fighting on…
The Coronovirus Swamp- Seeing the Good Things God is Doing in a Scary Place
The Modern Pilgrim- A swamp lies between Pilgrim and the next leg of her journey. How to cross it? When you think of a swamp, what pops to your mind? My mental images are a mash-up of Discovery Channel and…
Coronavirus Mountains- How God-Followers Climb Them
The Modern Pilgrim #13- Pilgrim is flustered at the base of a monstrous uncharted mountain. What to do when mountain climbing skills are minimal? We face obstacles today that didn’t exist several weeks ago, thanks to an invisible yet powerful…
Resources for Victorious Living Part Two
The Modern Pilgrims Progress Part Six- In which Pilgrim discovers he neglected to acquire a key resource. Successful Christian lives don’t just happen, no matter how easy some people make it look. Victorious, destiny-fulfilling life happens when a Christ…
Resources for Victorious Living
The Modern Pilgrims Progress Part Five- In which Pilgrim discovers he is lacking important tools. Do you ever feel under-resourced, under-skilled and unprepared for the challenges you face, or the tasks God’s given you to do? Maybe you’re on…
Jesus, Friend of the Lonely
The Modern Pilgrim’s Journey- Pilgrim Finds Himself Alone Going deeper with God can be costly and lonely. In my younger ministry years, I didn’t want to pay a price or be alone. Every time God revealed a new understanding of…
New Year, New Journey, New Hope-The Pilgrim Sets Out
There is instinctive programming in me that hopes for better things and brighter days in a new year. Whatever messes and challenges dogged me in the past year, I like to believe those things will improve. I dream of lush…
Creating Your Best Life By Honoring Others
Do you want to live longer and better? There’s a secret God hides in plain sight in the Bible, the concept of honoring him and others. My darling Grandma, Charlotte Skinkle, lingered between heaven and earth for several weeks while…
Loving God Well-Dangers of a Stagnant Heart
Crusty is not a word I ever want anyone to use as a descriptive of me. Except for freshly baked bread, there are more negative connotations of that word than positives. “Promises are like pie crusts- easily made, easily…
