John C Maxwell

John Maxwell’s reflections on “finishing well” resonate deeply with 2 Timothy 4. This letter yet encourages perseverance and faithfulness until the end of one’s journey. At age 80, Maxwell exhorts believers to not mix their faith in Jesus with faith in their successes. We each leave a legacy every time we humbly reflect Jesus, or…

Grace Abounds

By God’s grace, through the work of the Holy Spirit in me, I write this publically to personally apply Romans 5. “Therefore, since I have been JUSTIFIED through FAITH, I have PEACE with GOD through my Lord JESUS Christ, through WHOM I have GAINED access by FAITH into this GRACE in which I now stand.…

Stride Abiding

To walk in the Spirit, let us first drench our mind, and saturate our heart, as we savor all of John 15. Slowly we digest and assimilate the heavenly food our Father has given us. Learning to abide in Jesus, just like any other skill, takes effort and concentrated time each day. We read, and…

Just Passing Through

The truth is that we are all just passing through this broken world, but as believers, we are not alone. The Holy Spirit reminds us to hold onto the the faith we’ve been gifted. Through His eyes and by His wisdom we undo the entire strategy of our adversary. He studies us and plots against…

What’s NEW?

Today is a brand new day, a fresh start, a new beginning! Step outside and take a picture with thanksgiving to capture what God shows you. Share His goodness, His faithfulness, His glory with others by simply SMILING for all that He has done! Each sunrise He reveals His glory with lush greens, new blossoms,…

Throne of Grace

It is our great privilege to approach the Throne of Grace and to humbly submit to King of kings. With our eyes reverently closed and head bowed, our daily audience with the King is welcomed. Scripture pleads us with an open invitation. On this day we choose to imagine Jesus smiling, and seated before us…

Unite for His Glory

“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined His ear to me, my heavenly Father heard my cry.” He brought His remnant out of the horrible pit of selfish indulgence, and set our feet on the Rock. The Holy Spirit establishes our daily steps and He put a new song in our hearts and…

Trip Advisor

A highly favored destination locally is to take a 30 minute boat ride from Ajijic to La Estramancia Vineyard. This fellowship trip is planned for a minimum of 8 people who seek to explore the other side of Lake Chapala without traffic. No paperwork or passport required. Bring your sunglasses and camera. All the INFO…

Satisfaction

The world keeps changing the names of the treasures, but the pursuit remains the same. People still chase laughter to escape sorrow. We seek entertainment to escape silence. We desire more possessions to escape insecurity. We strive to accomplish to escape insignificance. We seek social status to escape being forgotten. Ecclesiastes demonstrates the ultimate futility…

Gratitude

Be dazzled by how much God loves you! Be stilled and stand in the glory of God. Remember how our Lord stepped into the pain, the grief, the hard days? He remains with us in the valleys and through the wilderness. We arrive changed on the other side. What was meant to harm us, our…