These are devotionals, thoughts and meanderings about faith, life and hope.

Thank you for visiting, following, and reading

Dust and Ashes – Day 48

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. We are but dust and to dust we shall return. Ash Wednesday is a reminder of our humanity and our limited time here on earth. In our humanity, we often make mistakes, go the wrong way, find ourselves wandering far from where we started. We can continue to drift or we can remember…

by J Brad Mitchell 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026

Preparation – Day 47

We approach the season of Lent tomorrow with Ash Wednesday. As I mentioned yesterday in the devotional thoughts, it is an opportunity for us to dig deep within ourselves and see where we are not following God as we should. It is the time to really check ourselves in an honest and raw way. It can be hard…

by J Brad Mitchell 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026

How Am I Doing? – Day 46

It is almost time to enter the time of Lent – the season leading up to Easter. For me, it is a special time. It is an opportunity to evaluate myself and see where I am failing. Where is it that I am not doing as God would have me to do? What am I missing? One of the most…

by J Brad Mitchell 16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026