As we start a new year, we’re all thinking about cleaning house.  Whether it’s post-holiday clean up, putting away the new gifts, working on resolutions, or simply tidying up, it seem like we’re all doing some type of housekeeping in January.  And while these things are important, perhaps it’s even more important to take a […]

Waiting for cookies, waiting on Christmas, waiting in a doctor’s waiting room – it doesn’t matter what you are waiting on, it’s almost never fun.  But what if you took a difference stance to waiting?  Instead of simply staring at the clock, what if you got active in the waiting?  As we look at the […]

Are you ready?  Are you willing? These are the questions we have to ask ourselves every morning as we jump out of bed.  It’s a new day…are we open to the adventure God has in store for us?  Mary and Joseph each had to answer these same questions that first Christmas.  Were they open to […]

Advent begins…but do we get excited?  If I say adventure begins today…then most of us would be quite excited!  The truth is everyday should be an adventure as we live out our lives for Jesus but the reality is most of us don’t experience that.  As we travel through this Christmas season, let’s explore the […]

It’s here!  The meal has finally arrived.  But before you can dig in, you have to pause and pray.  The prayer can often feel like the last hindrance to eating but, in truth, it’s a central part to the meal.  Likewise, prayer is a key component in stepping into our calling to reach the world […]

Jesus calls us to “Go and make disciples of all nations.”  That’s a big charge…a big job to accomplish.  Yet it can start very simply.  Last week we explored the first step to our calling in being open and ready to invite others to do life with us.  In addition to inviting others, we also […]

The holiday season is beginning!  It’s time to think about pumpkins, turkey, and Christmas trees!  But maybe it’s also time to think about the people we’ll be passing by over they next several months.  Like us, Jesus found Himself quite busy.  Yet He always found the time to see the people around Him and step […]

For two chapters, we’ve been flies on the wall listening to a conversation between God and Habakkuk.  As things wrap up, we find ourselves looking at a different man.  Habakkuk is not the same person who started this conversation with God.  He has changed…his perspective has been flipped upside down.  As we listen to his […]

Habakkuk and God have been having a good dialogue.  Now, it the second part of God’s second response, He finally says what Habakkuk has been waiting to hear…just not in the way or timing Habakkuk expected.  In these words from God, we find both continuing encouragement to talk with God as well as some questions […]

Habakkuk complained…God responded…and now Habakkuk is responding (aka complaining again) to God.  And still God is listening and gently responding.  It’s a lesson for us all on how to share with God and how to listen when He speaks…