No matter what else you wear, never forget to about the basic, all-purpose garment which should be part of every outfit–LOVE. Wear it every day. Colossians 3:14 (New Living Translation) Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. Colossians 3:14 (The Message) And regardless of what… Read More
Colossians 3:13 Can I change how I respond?
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Are you positive about people or do you keep a list of their wrongs and your judgments of them? Do someone who hurt you have to say he is sorry before you will forgive them–is your forgiveness dependent on someone else? Does your forgiveness have strings attached? In the… Read More
Colossians 3:12 How can you tell if I’m a Christ-follower?
WWJD–What would Jesus do? This expression probably doesn’t have the impact today that it had to many of us when it first was printed on t-shirts, bracelets, necklaces, and billboards. But it is still a question Christ’s followers are called on to make in every situation of every day. And we prepare ourselves to be… Read More
How do you use the word “Jesus”?
What is the word “Jesus” to you? When do you use it? How do you use it? Is it an exclamation: of alarm, of fear, of surprise, of frustration … ? I read this daily devotional below this morning, and I am going to be very specific in my use of the word Jesus today, this… Read More
Colossians 3:11 What does it matter?
We all strive to be king of a hill–physical, financial, academic, beauty, charisma . . . We like heirarchy, especially if we are on top. If we’re not, we strive to get to that prime spot and knock others lower down on the hill. But God tells us that isn’t what really matters. He is.… Read More
Colossians 3:9-10 What outfit are you wearing?
Every day you choose which clothes you will wear that day. You can even change your clothes in the middle of the day to something more appropriate. What outfit are you wearing? Colossians 3:9-10 (New Living Translation) Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked… Read More
Ebenezer
My life is in flux—my husband and I are entering a new chapter and both of us are in the waiting mode to see where God leads us now. He is retiring from full-time teaching; I am, after a 4-month re-entry into part-time work at the Write Place, again approaching the great unknown—on what will… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 