by Steve Williams | Aug 31, 2021 | Devotions
A tip of the hat to Kelly Lovell who pointed me to this piece by John Roedel that I’m reprinting today. John is a comic, husband, and father of three boys based in Wyoming who has written about lack of faith, mental health wellness, grief, and the joy and pain of...
by Steve Williams | Aug 26, 2021 | Devotions
One day a group of scientists got together and decided that humanity had come such a long way that they no longer needed God. So they picked one guy to go and tell God about their decision. “God, we don’t need you to care for us or love us or interfere in our lives...
by Steve Williams | Aug 24, 2021 | Devotions
God is strategic. He has a plan laid out for your life that encompasses even the tiniest of details. He is not vague or approximate. He does not waffle or wane. He is orchestrating every note of your symphony. Every word of your story. Every brush stroke of your...
by Steve Williams | Aug 19, 2021 | Devotions
Day Four of the five-day Bible reading challenge. Proverbs chapter 4 today. The scripture that made me take pause, that has rattled around in my head today: Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 NLT I don’t know...
by Steve Williams | Aug 17, 2021 | Devotions
As a kid I learned a valuable lesson. At least I thought it was valuable. If you’re gonna pull one cookie Mom told you not to take, you may as well grab a handful. You’ll get in the same amount of trouble for taking five cookies as you would for taking one. Follow me...
by Steve Williams | Aug 12, 2021 | Devotions
How do you fix bad pianos? With a tuning fork. How do you fix bad singers? With a pitchfork. Well, it’s an old orchestra joke. Because there certainly aren’t any NEW orchestra jokes! This is Day Two of our five-day challenge: Reading one chapter of Proverbs each day...
by Steve Williams | Aug 10, 2021 | Devotions
Today I began a Bible reading challenge. I invite you to join me, because it’s fast and short and personal. This week we’re looking at the first five chapters of Proverbs. Today (Tuesday) we’re reading Chapter One of Proverbs. Thursday we’ll read Chapter Two, and so...
by Steve Williams | Aug 5, 2021 | Devotions
Karl Barth was the most important Swiss theologian of the twentieth century. He is best known for his landmark commentary The Epistle To The Romans. But he is also remembered for this uncluttered saying, “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” Think about that for a...
by Steve Williams | Aug 4, 2021 | Devotions
Dory: Hey there, Mr. Grumpy Gills! When life gets you down do you wanna know what you gotta do? Marlin: I don’t wanna know what you gotta do. Dory: [singing] Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swim-ming, swim-ming, swim-ming. What do we do? We...
by Steve Williams | Jul 16, 2021 | Devotions
A tip of the hat to Anna, who pointed me to this post by Jacob Waldron. ======= Church is hard. Church is hard for the person walking through the doors for the first time, afraid of judgement. Church is hard for the pastor’s family, under the microscope of an entire...
