Tagged with "identity"

• What’s in a Name?

  Discovering how identity shapes destiny—and how God’s name over us changes everything.

• Stand Where Jesus Stood

  Before the miracles, before the crowds, Jesus entered the wilderness and learned dependence.

• I Wanna Dance Like Enoch Danced

  A longing to walk so closely with God that worship becomes intimacy—and intimacy becomes eternity.

• Invitation to Wonder

  An invitation to step back into the margins of life and rediscover the wonder of living in the constant presence of God.

• Margins: Introduction

  An invitation to step into the margin before Genesis 1:1 and see life as part of the greater story already written within the mind of God.

• It’s About You

  A quiet surrender to the truth that life is not ultimately about us, but about the glory of God and His redeeming work.

• Margins: Living in the Margin

  The quiet margins of life are not wasted space. They are often where God prepares us, meets us, and reveals His presence most clearly.

• Margins: Not A Remodel

  A reflection on discovering that God’s work in our lives is not a simple renovation, but a complete transformation into a dwelling place fit for His presence.

• Margins: Righteousness—A Gift From First to Last

  The righteousness revealed in the Gospel is not something we earn through effort, but a gift credited to us by faith—from the first moment of belief to the final step of our journey.

• Margins: The God Who Knows

  A reflection on the God who knows every moment of our lives before they unfold, revealing that nothing in our story surprises Him and that His plan was never an afterthought.

• Margins: The Margin Before Genesis

  A reflection on the sacred margin before Genesis 1:1—where the entire story of creation, redemption, and every human life already existed within the mind of God.

• Margins: The Word Before the Word

  Before creation began, the Word already existed. Jesus was present before time, before light, and before the first page of the story.

• Look and Live

  You don’t have to climb your way to God or fix yourself first. Just look to Jesus—and live.

• The Work of His Hands

  Like a craftsman with a vision, God sees us not for our flaws but for the purpose He lovingly designed. Even our dents and dings are part of the story.

• The Gospel in the Grass

  Creation proclaims God’s provision, beauty, and care—inviting us to trust the One who tends both the earth and our lives.

• The Work of Your Fingers

  When we look up at the vastness of creation, we are confronted with a humbling question—why does God care for us at all?

• Working From Grace

  Sanctification is not passive drifting or self-reliance, but faithful obedience empowered by God’s grace at work within us.

• Fractured Light: The Beginning

  A reflection on childhood shaped by imagination, isolation, and the early formation of patterns that would influence a lifetime.

• Fractured Light: The Hook

  A deeply personal reflection on how early curiosity, secrecy, and trauma can take root—and how God still pursues us in the places we try to hide.

• Fractured Light: The Lie of Marriage

  Marriage cannot heal what only God can restore. What we expect love to fix, grace alone must redeem.

• Fractured Light: The Thorn

  God’s power is not displayed through our strength, but through our weakness—where grace transforms even our deepest struggles into platforms for His glory.

• Sticks and Stones

  Scripture was not given to us as a weapon to wound others, but as a living word meant to search us, humble us, and lead us into love.

• In His Image

  What does it mean to be made in the image of a holy God? A meditation on eternity in fragile bodies and the longing for unending communion with the Infinite One.

• Created In His Image

  A reflection on whether the cross was an interruption in the story of creation or the meaning creation was always built to reveal.

• Confession

  Forgiveness is freely given in Christ, yet many of us continue to live under guilt. Psalm 51 reminds us that confession is not groveling before an angry God, but returning to a gracious Father who has always been ready to restore.

• Falling Into His Grip

  What felt like collapse became rescue. In confinement, I discovered that when I fell, I had not been hurled headlong—God was still holding my hand.

• Not So Small After All

  Beneath the vastness of the heavens, I discovered that humanity is not insignificant but deeply loved—called by name by the One who set every star in place.

• Guess Who I Saw Today

  What if every face we encounter carries the presence of Christ? Seeing others through this lens reshapes how we speak, judge, and love.

• Returning to Need

  Jesus calls us back to childlike dependence—not immaturity, but a return to trust, attachment, and the honest admission that we are powerless without Him.

• Finding the Treasure

  The kingdom of heaven is the greatest treasure a person can ever find. True surrender begins when we realize that God Himself—not His gifts—is the prize.

• Lesson From Much-Afraid

  Written while incarcerated, this reflection on Hind’s Feet on High Places reveals a growing understanding that God is not merely fixing problems, but calling for complete surrender and transformation.

• The Chrysalis

  In the stillness of confinement, transformation begins—where surrender gives way to renewal and a new man emerges in Christ.

• Living Sacrifice

  A reflection on what it truly means to become a living sacrifice—no longer living for self, but willingly consumed for the glory of God.

• That They Will Know

  God’s work in our lives is not ultimately about us—it is about making His name known so that all will see that He is LORD.

• Assurance of Salvation

  When doubt whispers that we are not enough, God’s Word reminds us that salvation is not earned—it is a gift, secured by faith and sealed by His Spirit.