Apr 19

Cotton Mather’s Ideas for Doing the Most Good

Many people have heard of Cotton Mather. He was one of the original Puritan clergymen of early Colonial America. He is famously known for his writings about the Salem Witch Trials. He was devout in his study of the Bible and progressive in his scientific work. But what I find…

Kindness

5 min read

Cotton Mather’s Ideas for Doing the Most Good

Published in Koinonia

·Apr 6

Hold Your Temper

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick tempered displays folly. (Proverbs 14:29, NIV)

Morning Devotional

1 min read

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Hold Your Temper

Published in Koinonia

·Mar 21

Steer Clear of the Golden Goose!

“Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” (Luke 12:15, NLT)

Morning

1 min read

Steer Clear of the Golden Goose!

Published in Devotable

·Mar 14

Get to Work!

Get going on the task God has called you to. — “Be strong, all you people of the land,” declares the Lord, “and work. For I am with you,” declares the Lord Almighty. (Haggai 2:4 ESV) This message was given to the people of Jerusalem through the prophet Haggai. God was instructing them to get their priorities in line and rebuild…

Devotional

3 min read

Published in Koinonia

·Feb 22

Parched and Dying

A poem inspired by Ezekiel 37 — I am dry bones, brittle and weak Waiting, Lord — to hear you speak. I am dry bones, scattered and broken Hoping, Lord — for my heart to awaken. Come, Lord, come. I am dry bones, dead inside My life overcome by an evil tide. But you, O Lord, Your…

Christianity

1 min read

Parched and Dying

A poem inspired by Ezekiel 37

I am dry bones, brittle and weak
Waiting, Lord — to hear you speak.

I am dry bones, scattered and broken
Hoping, Lord — for my heart to awaken.

Come, Lord, come.

I am dry bones, dead inside
My life overcome by an evil tide.

But you, O Lord, Your…

Published in Devotable

·Feb 18

God Said No

Or is it, “Wait, not yet”? Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief. (Psalm 22:2 NLT) I have been praying about something for a long time. I’m waiting, and my waiting feels like…

Christianity

3 min read

Published in Koinonia

·Feb 9

Living Within God’s Framework

Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble. (Psalm 119:165, NLT)

Morning

1 min read

Living Within God’s Framework

Published in Devotable

·Jan 26

Chosen with Love

He Chose Us — God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure. (Ephesians 1:5 NLT) What an amazing scripture! God decided… He thought about it. He made the choice consciously…

Faith

2 min read

Published in Koinonia

·Jan 12

On Reading Anne Bradstreet

Does her poetry reveal reluctant Christianity or passionate faith? — Anne Bradstreet was born and raised in England. She was well-educated and at age 16, she married a Cambridge graduate. Two years later Anne and her husband, along with Anne’s family, left England to start a new life in the new world. They settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony where…

Classic Literature

4 min read

Published in Koinonia

·Dec 10, 2021

Security in Him

Scripture Prompt: 1 John 5:18–21 — We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. And we know…

Scripture Prompt

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