Devotions from James Smith’s book, The Good and Beautiful Community This book has to do with learning how to love our neighbor as our self.  Any of us can do a wonderful act of service but if we do not do it in a spirit of love, it is of no value.  When we do…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms In all of the seasons we go through we need to draw from the well of prayer.  Prayer is the key and the secret to opening the doors of the Kingdom.  Prayer is a privilege, not a duty.  It is not an act of exertion but a…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms When we are dry and thirsty, we need to draw from the well of worship. The kind of worship He wants is worship in spirit and truth.  He desires that we seek Him in our inmost place and that we worship in truth.  It’s so much more…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms There are times when we feel spiritually dry and we need a place of replenishment to quench our thirst; a place that gives life when all around us is desert. An example from the Bible is of Hagar when she fled from Sarai and found a spring…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms Jesus is the Man for All Seasons. Even when we are in a winter season, our joy is only thinly hinged on circumstances.  When we go through suffering it can make us either sweeter and softer or sour and harder.  We are told to take every thought…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms God has set eternity in our hearts and it stirs our deepest longings. It’s like a homing device right in the middle of us. If you are wondering why you are restless it could be your “homing” devise triggering.  Sometimes we mistake our heavenly desire for earthly…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms The author compares our .spiritual lives to that of trees that have a cycle of growth and dormancy. Trees grow seasonally, ring by ring, and that line that marks the ring is the boundary of that season’s growth. We too have seasons of growth and flourishing, followed…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms As we think of the seasons there is a varying duration and intensity of light from summer to winter. Season to season light waxes and wanes, lengthens and shortens. In spiritual matters we are more apt to seek the light in the hard seasons than the easy…

Devotions based on  Mark Buchanan’s book Spiritual Rhythms Paul tells us “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”  But how do we do that? It’s all about walking in the light and living there.  Jesus is the Light and light calls for response.  It calls for faith—choosing to…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book Spiritual Rhythms When we say we love the King, we must remember that He rules a kingdom.  Are we concerned about advancing His kingdom or are we more concerned about our own.  Jesus often said the kingdom is at hand and He invites us to join Him by believing,…