Quiet Time Creativity

God is a creator. He created the world and human beings who also create things. We have his DNA and his imagination for creating things. God our creator In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 God spoke and things were. God did not have to...

The Spiritual Discipline of Restraint

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls – Proverbs 25:28 A city without wall is like a house without doors, open to everyone and everything. You can’t keep anyone out or anything in. Cities, houses and countries all...

Distinguishing Between Aloneness and Loneliness

Alone and loneliness are cousins separated by choices and feelings. No one chooses to feel loneliness. Loneliness is a by-product of how we feel about our aloneness. It’s possible to be alone and not feel lonely. It’s possible to be feel lonely in a...

The Core Four Disciplines of A Devotional Time

When I say devotion time or quiet time, what comes to mind? Does the term create anxiety, feel like another thing to check off your to do list or does it sound like an invitation to coffee with a friend? If it is the former, I’m sorry for whatever created those...

Meditating On God’s Word

If you’re thinking that meditating for Christians is a bad thing, allow me to convince you otherwise. Christian meditation, has nothing to do with sitting on the floor with you legs crossed humming “ohm” as eastern meditation practitioners do. Think...