Dear Friends, I know that by sending these “thoughts” out to over 600 people each week, I am sending them to a mixed crew. Some of you are experiencing inner peace and great joy. Others are tired and going through stressful circumstances. Two friends I know are experiencing the grief of loss. Some may be looking forward to the Christmas season with a sense of excitement and anticipation, while others are feeling depressed or emotionally numb. Some may be going through what St. John of the Cross called, “The Dark Night of the Soul” (struggling to even believe, or sense God’s wonderful presence at all), while others feel like he is so close he’s breathing down their necks. Over the years I’ve walked through each one of those places in my journey with Jesus. Like the seasons of the year, we too go through spiritual seasons – not staying put in one, but entering into one and then exiting out of it into another. I don’t know who is where at this present time, but I did feel led to pos...
Encouraging and Inspirational Christian Thoughts