The Lion of Narnia

“I will roar like a lion— Oh, how I’ll roar!” Hosea 11:10 MSG “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” Mark 11:9 ESV As we begin Holy Week, I want to commemorate the Passion of Christ in a special way. In The Chronicles of Narnia,...

God of Wonders

“Let all people stand in awe of the Eternal;let every man, woman, and child live in wonder of Him.” Psalm 33:8 VOICE “Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God’s majesty.” A. W. Pink I just made a quick weekend trip out of town with...

Write Your Story

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NASB I have several creative writing journals that offer story starters and writing prompts to provide inspiration for aspiring fiction writers. For example, the Prompt Me: Creative Writing Journal...

Escape Room

“So if we refuse this great way of being saved, how can we hope to escape? The Lord himself was the first to tell about it, and people who heard the message proved to us that it was true.” Hebrews 2:3 CEV Recently I participated in an escape room...

The Alpha and the Omega . . . and Pi

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” Revelation 22:13 ESV “While no mathematician can fully write out the endless series of digits that comprise pi, it is nonetheless vitally important for calculations made by engineers, inventors, artists, and even chefs. Like...

100 Weeks of Wonder!

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 NIV Hello, my friends! This week I celebrate my 100th Wondertakings post. Can you believe it? When...

Painful Transformation

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV “Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will...

What’s Your Focal Point?

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you,all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” Isaiah 26:3 NLT “What do you think about most? Is it something you lack, a relationship, or some goal?To what does your mind turn when trouble arises?” Charles F. Stanley As a...

Love & Other Good Fruit

“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” 1 John 4:16 NLT God’s Love for Us “For we know how dearly God loves us, because...

Fitness Goals

“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8 NLT February is about the time any new year’s resolutions I’ve made to get in shape start to wane. If this is true for...