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,…

Devotions based on Michael Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms We are continually being invited into greater rootedness with the Lord. The abiding or the rootedness, comes first, or else the fruit tends to be plastic: pretty to look at but bad for nourishment and taste. Seems like in the winter season of our lives, faith grows…

Devotions based on Michael Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms Every preposition is important as we read our Bibles and it shades the meaning one way or another. Jesus said you must abide in me, and I must abide in you. Being in Christ is the essence of the loving, transforming relationship He invites us to enjoy.…

Devotions based on Michael Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms We all crave balance in our lives but need Rhythm.  Spiritually there are times for soaring, times for walking and times for trying not to faint. There are seasons when we feel Jesus calls us to keep going when we really want to quit.  All this needs…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book Spiritual Rhythm Sometimes we work so hard but there is little fruit in our lives.  The author mentions the cause of this can be idols in our lives. Our Baal is “whatever it is in our lives which we believe holds ultimate power over our future, and so which…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm What are the spiritual harvests that we can look for in the Fall season of our spiritual lives?  The author mentions 3 of them: a harvest of souls, a harvest of prosperity, and a harvest of Righteousness. The harvest of souls is ripe and we need to…

Devotions based on Mark Buckanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm As we are in the spiritual Fall season let us be careful how we sow and not do it sparingly.  When we sow generously we will reap generously and “enlarge the harvest of our righteousness. ”And this results with much thanksgiving to God. When surveys are done…