The Whole transaction of religious conversion has been made mechanical and spiritless….Christ may be received without creating any special love for Him in the soul of the receiver. The man is “saved,” but he is not hungry nor thirsty after God. In fact he is specifically taught to be satisfied and encouraged to be content with little. (Tozer, Pursuing God. …

  Disclaimer for yesterday’s post:   What I experienced can happen in any store. Costco is actually one of our family’s favorites. It does save us money (I think). The other day, Lauren said, “Dad, if you were a store, you’d be a Costco!” So, it’s close to our hearts. Besides, where else can you eat cheap pizza with the …

I almost lost my religion. With a very short list of necessities (milk, bread, pork ribs, and crab dip) I ventured through the chaos of the huge store. I knew when I couldn’t find a parking spot it would be bad. But this crowd was worse than the threat of a hurricane and Christmas Eve combined.  People were meandering everywhere I …

(I wrote this on Wednesday afternoon.) Today I promised to be very spiritual. This was my plan: Whenever I was tempted to work on an article I’m obsessing over, I was going to focus on God, read my Bible…love on Him. It is almost 5:00pm and supper will not cook itself, but I felt I had to sit down and tell …

Worship Me only. Whatever occupies your mind the most becomes your God. Worries if indulged develop into idols (Jesus Calling, Jan. 30). How is the 30 day prayer challenge going? Remember: thankfulness and expectation ……and good prayer partners. Much grace and peace, andy