Lost and Found
“Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.” Luke 15:6 NLT The other day, I was has having a hard time working the clasp of the cross necklace I usually wear. I couldn’t seem to get everything lined up, so I slid the clasp around to the...
The Lion of Judah
“Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.” John 12:31 NKJV “He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word.He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.” Isaiah 53:7 NLT Last week in “The Lion of Narnia”...
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...