Category: A Faith in Process

We all have a lot of stuff. It’s the American way. But is our stuff pulling its own weight, or is it weighing us down? When stuff takes more than it gives, it becomes just another distraction. Earthly possessions dazzle our eyes and delude us into thinking that they can provide security and freedom from…

He who loves money shall never have enough. The foolishness of thinking that wealth brings happiness!Ecclesiastes 5:10 Living Bible *** There’s nothing wrong with earning money. But when the pursuit of wealth keeps us from more important pursuits, it becomes a distraction to a fulfilled life. It is easy to think that earning more money…

Of all the external distractions, money makes people the most uncomfortable. After all, we trade our time and energy for it. (When asked, “How much money is enough?” John D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest man in the early 1900s, answered, “Just a little bit more.”) Our culture has come to embrace that. But striving to accumulate…

… to hear what God thinks of you. *** The Lord your God is in your midst,a mighty one who will save;he will rejoice over you with gladness;he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing.Zephaniah 3:17 ESV *** Don’t undervalue yourself.  God loves you.  Your worth is what you are worth…

For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, says: Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved; in quietness and confidence is your strength; but you’ll have none of this.Isaiah 30:15 Living Bible *** In this noisy, restless, bewildering age, there is a great need for quietness of spirit….

[Jesus] said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”Mark 6:31b NIV *** God has spoken very boldly about his desire to be a presence in our lives. If I want to heal the ache and loneliness in my own life, one of the things I need to do…

I’m a sucker for cat memes. I binge TV shows. I can surf the net for hours and play games on my Kindle. Screens can rest a weary mind, entertain and fill the silence. It’s fun, but what do I gain from it? I don’t even remember the things I saw and did just yesterday….

Distractions! Everyone has them. But do we see them for what they are: broken focus diverting our attention from what matters? Especially from God? Distractions make us less attentive, productive and effective, and inhibit our ability to live genuinely. Even more so these days. I have found that lived out, the hardest place to be a Christian is…

We live in such an age of chatter and distraction. Everything is a challenge for the ears and eyes.Rebecca Pidgeon So many things clamor at us. Our devices break into our day with electronic insistence, shouting their messages. But there is really no urgency, just distraction. If our goal is to lay down distraction and…

Do you not know?Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary,and his understanding no one can fathom.He gives strength to the wearyand increases the power of the weak.Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the Lordwill renew their strength.They will soar…