The gift of Jesus is He doesn't just give us the joy of His birth and the hope of His coming, but He gives us the gift of being present and alive and working in the "in-between" moments, too. Here is a reminder of all He is in this "in-between" life.

This Monday's musing is an excerpt from a message I delivered recently called "Talking With Jesus." Sometimes we just need to be reminded of the beautiful gift of prayer.

When is the last time you've noticed a reflection? I think you might see them differently after today's Monday Musing.

Coming out of one holiday, headed into another? Coming out of one trial, only to have another come from out of the blue? You may be surprised as to what God's answer is sometimes, and how seldom we give our own hearts permission to do what our human bodies actually need.

Scripture tells us we should question, examine, and then be obedient to what we discover and then God reveals. It's a conversation worth having on this Monday morning.

What if your supply ran out? What if something worse than Covid arrived? What would happen to your heart? Your place of faith? Jesus had Peter get supply from a fish's mouth. You and I have the same God.

Have you ever wondered if God actually speaks? This week, I want to talk about what affords us the greatest ability to hear God and share with you a personal story.

For every wrong ever done to you, every wicked act ever propagated in this life, the God of love will one day bring His justice. I'm not sure we are ready for such a moment...

God gave us a strategy for how to handle the challenges of life. The ones with our children, our finances, the heartbreaks, and crises of the world and this life. Let's see what they are together, on this Monday Morning.

Nothing grows if soil is not tended to. And, one day, God will require us to give an account of what our soil produces. What will you have to offer?