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A Lesson From Felix the Flying Frog
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boa...
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Wrestling with Rest
“And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.” Genesis 2:2 By...
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A Prayer for the Waiting
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection o...
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Sitting at Jesus' Feet
Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jes...
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The Beauty of Rest
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 “Come to me, all who labor and...
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People Pleasing
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of...
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Secured by God's Good Work
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in th...
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Busyness
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16 Quick, ...
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Crawling into Bed
“Come to me, all who labor and heavy laden, and I will give you rest… for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” Matt...
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Draw Near
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with us in our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet...
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Be Still and Know That I Am God
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” John 1...
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Treadmill
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works so that no one can boast.” ...
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Encountering God Face-to-Face
“And I said, “Woe is me! I am ruined; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the L...
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Are You Quiet?
“But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.” Psalm 131:2 Are you quiet? ...
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Perfectionism
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ...
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The Reason for the Quiet Heart
“O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forevermore.” Psalm 131:3 Psalm 131 is an invitation to move out into the real world of noise, ...
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FOMO
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of...
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Still Waters
“He leads me beside still waters.” Psalm 23:2 I get more car sick than almost anyone I know. It’s pretty terrible. I even get motion sick while I’...
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Free
“The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.” Pslam 121:5 If we are able to own our need of help and ask for the limitless, ...
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Rest
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in hea...
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Find Stillness and Peace
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 At times, it seems impossible to find stillness in our world today. We zip from activity to activity,...
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Rejoice
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4 This is one of my favorite verses! What makes this verse so encouraging is t...
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Abide: Remain
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” John 1...
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Marys vs. Marthas
“Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who ...
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I Am the Vine; You Are the Branches
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.“John 15:5 I have...
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Rest
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Rest hours at Greystone are glorious, aren’t they? Where el...
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Contentment and Rest
“O LORD, My heart is not lifted up; My eyes are not raised to high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have...
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Keep the Sabbath Holy - 4th Commandment
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. O...
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Saved
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not ...
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Rest
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in hear...