Devotions from James Smith book, The Good and Beautiful Life  I love James section on PLAY and know I must do more of it and realize it is a spiritual exercise that can teach me about living in the Kingdom of God.  Some people think play is silly but God wants us to be full…

    Devotions from James Smith book, The Good and Beautiful Life.  When we think of the Good News of the kingdom, we may think of it summarized in a single sentence, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near”. But the kingdom of God is more. It is an interactive life with God.…

We made it here safely to San Antonio with good roads and weather. Thank you fo prayers. Devotions from James Smith book, The Good and Beautiful Life Each day we make decisions that move us closer to a life of virtue or vice.  If we choose to take Jesus words to heart and arrange our…

Devotions from James Smith book, The Good and Beautiful Life “The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown use to thinking, in prospering….but in the development of the soul.” Solzhenistsyn We all want to be happy but happiness is based on external circumstances. Joy, on the other hand, is an inner disposition…

Devotions from James Smith’s book, The Good and Beautiful Life We were designed to be in fellowship with a loving and holy God.   Our religion is not just to get us to heaven…no, it is to get heaven into us!  If you remember this author from past devotionals, he talked all about having the right…

Devotions from Haase’s book, Living the Lord’s Prayer When we pray, Deliver us from evil,  “we will never be delivered from evil until our egos are willing to put God back where he belongs and take a backseat to God’s will and kingdom.” Most of us have experienced at least one tragedy in life where…

  Devotions from Haase’s book, Living the Lord’s Prayer As I wrote yesterday when we pray, Lead us not into temptation, we acknowledge that we all experience temptation that comes in different degrees but is always enticing and seductive. John Cassian, describes 8 thoughts Satan confronts us with in our spiritual lives. They point toward our…

Devotions  from Haase’s book, Living the Lord’s Prayer As we pray, Lead us not into temptation, we acknowledge that we all experience temptation that comes in different degrees but is always enticing and seductive.  We often rationalize and justify our actions when we yield to the temptation. John Cassian, describes 8 thoughts Satan confronts us…

Devotions for 2-3 from Haase’s book on Living the Lord’s Prayer As we have been wounded we need inner healing. The first step is that it is always done in the presence of Jesus who is the Divine Physician.  He is the one who heals, comforts, and consoles us. Secondly we need to review the…

.Devotions from Haase’s book Living the  Lord’s Prayer To be sensitive to the hurt of another’s heart is the essence of merciful compassion. Our very eyes can show compassion to another, even when they are not asking for forgiveness. In trying to understand the hearts of others and accepting them with compassion, we sometimes discover…