I read a sign with the words, LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL! As I thought about those words, I realized I believe just the opposite. LIFE IS A DRESS REHEARSAL. Think about it. A DRESS REHEARSAL is about preparing for what is still to come. It is about practice. REAL CHANGE. Learning. Growing. Becoming. "Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the GOD of peace will be with you"(Philippians 4:9). A DRES

I hear THE SILENCE of the morning, and the ringing in my ears. I want GOD to do what I love when HE does it. I want HIM to speak. To whisper. To reveal something I have never seen before. Instead, there is SILENCE. But perhaps THE SILENCE is exactly what HE wants me to hear. It is the BE STILL kind of SILENCE. I don't "feel" that HE is here. Yet, I know HE is. Sometimes THE SILENCE can feel deafening, especially when I have purposely set aside time to meet with GOD. HE seems

There it was. The Shining Moon, piercing through the remnants of night. In a matter of time the Sun would take over to shed its LIGHT. * LIGHT in the darkness, LIGHT in the day~ LIGHT never sleeps, as it points the way. No matter how dark, THE LIGHT is always there~ The Moon & the Sun are the brightest pair. * But there is a LIGHT that never grows dim~ Because it is THE TRUTH and THE WAY that lives within. In our hearts and our minds, even on the darkest of dark~ This LIGHT f

When JESUS INVITES you TO COME, HE INVITES you TO COME. And why? Because HE has a GIFT that only HE can GIVE. The GIFT OF REST. A REST for your mind, body, and heart. What is this REST? REST~ "to take a break from one’s activities in order to be refreshed" (logos) Hmm. To TAKE A BREAK from one's activities. Is BEING ANXIOUS one of your activities? TAKE A REST~ "Cast all your anxiety on HIM, because HE cares for you" (I Peter 1:7). Is BEING BITTER one of your activities? TAKE