Tag Archives: Identity

Terms of Endearment

Lynette: I wish these cabinets at home closed like my new cabinets at school. Me: How’s that? Lynette: They would close by themselves and not bang with they shut. Me: But how will I know when you are upset with … Continue reading

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I Will Change Your Name

I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it. Revelation 2:17 Nearly thirty years ago I was asked to give a devotional to … Continue reading

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What Is The Deepest Truth About You?

All of the things that we place at the center of our lives are extraordinarily demanding, brittle, and fragile. But what Jesus tells us is that if we belong to Him the most important thing about us, the thing that … Continue reading

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I Am Not What I Do

All Jesus did that day was tell stories—a long storytelling afternoon. Matt. 13:34 (MSG) A few years ago my brother and I were having a conversation and he told me about a crisis time in his life.  He was struggling … Continue reading

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The Beloved

…As he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the … Continue reading

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Value above all Values

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah… When the Word of the Lord comes to anything, it is never the same.  In Genesis when the earth was a dark, soupy mess, the word of God came to that … Continue reading

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