Category: Devotional

  • Poem: Belong vs Beshort vs Betall

    If in Christ We’d be free From its snares We must flee But the next Trap we face Is to judge Without grace

  • Where Grief Begins

    The Loss Is Real And Final And yet… Nothing begins Until something else ends

  • Poem: Yoke-I-Bear

    Is Christ’s “easy yoke” More than a sick joke?

  • 6/12 RSVP: Un-Binding Pharisees

    It is easy To identify To despise To fear Pharisees Much harder To redeem one Much harder To recognize We might be one

  • Judicious Interruptus: I, KnowsMore

    Reflective introspection journaling 
To help me understand why 
I failed to manifest 
The fruit of the Spirit 
And where I need 
More Jesus

  • Requiem for The Flesh

    Because the same instincts 
Shame uses 
To save our lives 
From dying 
It uses 
To save itself 
From the cross

  • Un-Self-Deceived

    We are deceived 
By our Self 
Because we are deceived 
About our Self

  • Ruth The Day

    She could look backward At everything that had gone wrong That made her life so difficult And uncertain Or… She could accept The present As a gift

  • Christlike Response to Accusations

    Meditations from my cousin, John Dayalan Edward. It’s in moments of great weakness we discover His strength as we are turned towards HimAnd it is moments of brokenness that brings out the best of fragrance from us, as we are at His feet. 

  • Effective Righteous Prayer

    Effective Righteous Prayer

    James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. There are many types of prayer, for many reasons and occasions. This is my current preferred practice for “prevailing”…

  • DADS Confrontational Devotion

    Dedicated to my Father. DECLARE Truth God is in control. We are absolutely on track for the future He has for us and our loved ones. How quickly and thoroughly we yield to Him determines how fast and painful it will be to reach that future ASK Better Questions a)…

  • RSVP with God: Outcome-Driven Quiet Times

    RSVP stands for the four steps I have been using to help my spirit align with God’s purposes for my life: Rejoice: Meditate on yesterday’s emotional highs and lows until you find a way to rejoice in them Shalom: Repeat until you can rest in God’s peace. Over time your…

  • RohAnjali Respect Prayer

    Dear God, We acknowledge you as our King. Free us from sin so we can be happy with you Teach us how to respect each other, and help each other feel valuable, So we can work together to spread your Kingdom. We ask this by the blood of Jesus. Amen.

  • RohAnjali 2018 “Trigger” Prayer for Lent

    Dear God, Thank you for choosing us to be your children. Remind us our identity is in you; and not what we have, want or do. Please heal our triggers, and teach us to not trigger others, So we can freely enjoy and boldly share your love. We ask this…

  • RohAnjali 2018 New Year’s Prayer

    Dear God, Thank you that our family belongs to you. We confess we need you to free us from our sin and shame so we can love like Jesus. Give us the grace to: Trust you with our desires Face our fears Reflect on our anger Speak the truth in…

  • RohAnjali Fall 2016 Prayer

    Dear God, Teach us how to leave each other the way you love us. Make us more like Jesus as we let go of what we want. Help us hear your voice and obey you so we can enjoy your abundant life. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen.  

  • RohAnjali 2016 School Prayer

    Dear God, Thank you for a new year at Valley Christian Elementary School. Help our dog Qhuinn and us to adjust to our new life. Lead us to honor you and care for other people. Teach us to be kind, forgive, and grow closer as a family. In Jesus name…

  • Psalm 151: A psalm of Ernie

    Psalm 151A psalm of Ernie, while waiting for funding Bless the Lord, O my soul. Exalt His holy name. For the LORD is good at being God, and deserves the highest praise. The evil one laid many snares for me Wicked and immature men plotted against me But the Lord…

  • RohAnjali’s Easter Prayer

    RohAnjali’s Easter Prayer

    Rohan: Alleluia! Sing with gladness on this holy, happy morning. Anjali: Alleluia! Christ has risen on this joyous Easter morning.

  • The Criminal’s Prayer

    A hardcore version of The Sinner’s Prayer. From a dream I had on December 26, 2015. God, I am a f***ing sinner, and I deserve to die.  Save me from myself.  Do whatever you have to do to burn away all the sin in me, so that I can become…