Author: crod82011

Recently, I came across one of those photos that many of you have probably seen as well. It’s an image of a colorful landscape that has a blue dot in the center of the picture. Beneath that image, there is another that is almost identical; with the only differences being there is no blue dot […]

Nov 27, 2016 My mother passed away on August 7th of this year. Just typing that is surreal. It is by far the most difficult thing I have ever gone (and am going) through.  I thought I was doing “okay”, but then Thanksgiving came and boy was I taken by surprise by the new level […]

“Don’t quench the dreams and visions the Spirit puts inside of you. Human nature is to subdue our hopes in order to protect ourselves from disappointment, but God gives longings and hopes in order to fulfill them. Jesus’ promise applied not only to a few apostles but to all who would read His Word. The […]

Originally posted on Turning the Page:
Okay, so I don’t really know if it’s possible for your anxiety to have anxiety, but the point is that sometimes anxiety hits, and it hits hard.   In the past, I probably wouldn’t have admitted that anxiety is something that I struggle with, partly because I wasn’t fully aware…

This past week the Lord, knowing all of my struggles – the greatest being the unexpected passing of my mother 7 weeks ago – has been impressing Psalm 23 upon me. Specifically, I have heard the His Spirit speak verse 1 : “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Today, at the encouragement […]

I once heard a message that Andy Stanley gave about comparing ourselves to others. The main point of his message that stuck with me was “There is no win in comparison.” Isn’t that the truth? Still, it can be challenging to not re-visit the comparison carousel; especially in this era of social media where the […]

 An exerpt from the book “Don’t Follow You Heart” by Jon Bloom (Your Heart)…..Is This the Leader You Want to Follow? “Until you consider that your heart has sociopathic tendencies. Think about it for a moment. What does your heart tell you? Please don’t answer. Your heart has likely said things today that you would […]

A beautiful prayer to keep close at hand: Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is error; the truth; Where there is doubt; the faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is […]