Hey everyone! What does every human heart long for, but is impossible to find outside of a personalrelationship with Jesus Christ?**Please mute the blog music at the bottom of the blog page!** … [Read more...] about His Amazing Gifts – Peace
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His Amazing Gifts
"The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23Day One of my video devotional series for this Christmas.***You'll need to mute the blog music at the bottom of this page.****Come visit me on Facebook on my new ministry page (Shawn Lantz). … [Read more...] about His Amazing Gifts
Darkest Before Dawn
"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised."Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)I grew up on a remote bush mission station in the Democratic Republic of Congo. My favorite time of the day was when the first layer of dusk would settle over our house. I knew that I would soon hear the roar of the diesel generator which would allow the light switch in my … [Read more...] about Darkest Before Dawn
Not Home Yet
"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore encourage each other with these words."1 … [Read more...] about Not Home Yet
Conversation Inside My Head
"And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness— secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name."Isaiah 43:5 (NLT)I have been having a running conversation with the Lord the past few weeks. If you could hear it, this is what it has looked like:Lord, please let me know that You are here.Silence.Lord...Lord, are … [Read more...] about Conversation Inside My Head
What Clings to Me?
"My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me." Psalm 63:8 (NIV)With the coldness of the winter months fast coming to our part of the country (although nothing like in my home state of Michigan), I am noticing a familiar phenomenon as I open my dryer and remove my clothing, especially in the socks (by the way, I am convinced that the dryer eats one sock and leaves the other!). The socks … [Read more...] about What Clings to Me?
