Stu’s World: Post Picks for June 2022

I must be honest. I have not been reading a lot lately much less writing due to being so drained after work. These hot days drain a person. I'm staying hydrated but it feels like I sweat it out as fast as I can take it in. But there are a few posts that I…

Jesus: He Gets Us | He Grieves With Us

Here is the devotional: Everyone moves through grief differently, but we all suffer, and on our own timetable.When Jesus and his family returned home from burying his father, he likely felt the sting of death like never before. We don’t know how old Jesus was because the Bible doesn’t give us these details. There’s a…

Reblog: Life Is Like A Box Of Lego Pieces

This is a post from two years ago. I was reminded of this last night as I was pondering how all the pieces of my life fit together. I took Brandon to a Lego Challenge event yesterday. In this event he had to build different size bridges that would be able to withstand a certain…

Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 5

Here is the devotional: When it comes to my relationship with God, I tend to major in the minors. My focus gravitates to my mistakes and shortcomings, and I start to worry about how I measure up against everybody else and whether God will leave any blessing for my imperfect self. A mind-set like this…

Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 4

Here is the devotional: I’m the first to say I don’t like to fight. Even though I’m outgoing and have an outwardly aggressive personality, I avoid confrontation. In fact, I will do   anything to avoid it. I’m like our Goldendoodle dog: a recovering people-pleaser. But warfare is not just for a particular personality type—for those…