The following is an excerpt from Daily Thoughts for Disciples by Oswald Chambers: “It is the natural instinct of a child to imitate his mother, and when we are born again the Holy Spirit lifts this instinct into the spiritual domain and it becomes the most supernaturally natural thing for us to imitate our Lord. We grow in grace naturally, not artificially. Mimicking is the counterfeit of imitation and produces the ‘pi’ person, one who tries his best to be what he is not. When you are good you never try to be. It is natural to be like the one we live with most; then if we spend most of our time with Jesus Christ, we shall begin to be like...
By now most are aware of the massive amount of noise we consume on a regular basis. On average we spend nearly 2.5 hours per day on social media, watch 3.2 hours of video per day (only counting Netflix), and allow our thumbs to scroll roughly 52 miles (just about 2 marathons). More and more studies continue to show the negative impact screen time has on our mental health, physical health and ability (or lack thereof) to socialize with others. True as all of this may be, social media & “binge worthy” shows do a terrifyingly good job at keeping us hooked. While watching less Netflix and limiting time on TikTok sounds good in theory, we’ve come to enjoy the quick hits they give us....
Do you ever feel like you “missed” what you just read in the Bible - even after spending time in the Word at length? It’s easy to do, especially if you’re like me and are following a Bible in a Year plan that requires multiple chapters to be read per day. While it is important to read the Bible in its entirety, we also must remember to slow down and focus on the text. It’s for this reason that over the past month the Lord has called me to slow down and pause to let the truth of God’s Word soak in. How? By meditating on His Word. Yup, I went there. Can Christians Meditate? The word “meditate” sometimes has...
What are your plans for this weekend? How will you be spending July 4th weekend? After a long year with very little travel, we're excited to get away to the beach this weekend with family and friends. We're especially excited to celebrate the incredible blessing of FREEDOM! I don't know about you ... but when we're traveling with family or taking even a short break away from our normal routine, it can be SO easy to let our devotional time take the back burner. So before we hop off for our Sabbath and much-needed family time, I wanted to share 4 simple tips to encourage you to stay connected with God - not just this weekend, but every day. 1 - Prioritize...
The Daily Kairos Journal was born out of a deep acknowledgment that without carving out and cultivating a deep and intimate set-aside time with God, everything else in life not only would not last but would undoubtedly fall apart. We realized that we longed for intimacy and closeness with God, but rarely had the time to seek His face. Like many of you, we saw how easy it is to get caught up in the current of life. A thousand things demand our attention from sun-up to sun-down and every moment in between. Finally, we decided enough was enough. And so, we set out to create a daily habit of meeting with God. And in that process, we created the...
