The Daily Memo | August 18, 2020 | The Good ‘Ole Days
Now five months into the worst pandemic we’ve seen in a hundred years – add a couple of months of daily protest with a few riots thrown in – many of us are asking “what happened to the good ‘ole days?” We remember when the biggest issue to deal with when we got up was […]
The Daily Memo | August 14, 2020 | Few Ever Really Live
One of my all-time favorite books is Wild at Heart written by John Eldredge. Here’s an excerpt. “The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live. Sure, you can create a safe life for yourself … and end your days […]
The Daily Memo | August 6, 2020 | The Two Streams of Cain and Abel
“Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain” (Jude 11a ESV) Jude is referring to “people who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ” – as he noted earlier (v4) What about today? How ‘bout you? Jude […]
The Daily Memo | August 5, 2020 | Filling The Gaps
Has God given you a vision that is yet unfulfilled? Has He assigned you a task that is still incomplete, though you’ve done everything you know to do? Waiting periods in our life often prepare us for God’s purposes. Maybe there’s a rough edge He must smooth or a relationship He wants to restore before […]
The Daily Memo | July 31, 2020 | Are You Earnestly Contending?
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” Jude 1:3 (ESV) What does that mean to you? It struck me as extremely profound and relevant. We as believers […]
The Daily Memo | July 20, 2020 | Fighting the Lions
I just completed a reading plan on the YouVersion Bible App. Written by Bob Goff, it’s called Dream Big. I was encouraged to stop hovering 10 feet above my dream. To pitch forward a little bit and get my wheels on the ground. I like that metaphor. So often we aren’t willing to risk what’s […]