The Heart at Christmas

Danny KittingerValues and Priorities, What Matters Most

  It’s early December and the Christmas season is upon us. All the lights are up in our neighborhood and all the boxes are down in our home while we decorate inside. The stores are stuffed with merchandise. It certainly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. No other month dominates our calendar like December. There is the decorating …

Perhaps

Danny KittingerPrayer, What Matters Most

As I was reading Scripture recently and praying over what I read, I realized how my experiences and circumstances have led me to doubt his faithfulness and to doubt that he will answer my prayers. In Job 33, the youngest of Job’s friends rebukes Job for his complaining and refutes his complaint. “But I tell you, in this you are …

“ALL YOU CAN WRITE IS WHAT YOU SEE” – Woody Guthrie

Danny KittingerWhat Matters Most

  The longer I live the more I realize how little I know about so many things.  This includes things for which I have studied or worked very hard for and things which hold great interest for me.  For instance, I graduated at the top of my class in college with an accounting degree.  I also am a CPA with …

Wonder

Danny KittingerWhat Matters Most

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders.  And blessed be His glorious name forever; and may the whole earth be filled with His glory.  Amen, and Amen. Psalm 72:18-19 NASB We are currently building a new home and are nearing the end of construction.  It has been a satisfying project and a blessing, but …

Today Matters

Danny KittingerBelief, Faith, Perspective, What Matters Most

As you know by now, Billy Graham passed recently.  Though Billy lived a long life of ninety-nine years, his passing reminded me once again of life’s brevity.  Billy never claimed to place much hope in this life, in its circumstances or successes.  Rather, he lived his days in light of eternity.   In speaking of eternity, Billy said, “someday you …

Hero of Humility

Danny KittingerRelationships, What Matters Most

Since humility is our proper posture in life, we might as well humble ourselves.    Since the Lord humbles, we might as well choose humility.   In any endeavor, it helps to have examples and the leadership of others to follow.  In the case of humility, the list is probably shorter than in other endeavors. However, there are names and stories that …

The Desert

Danny KittingerThe Desert, What Matters Most

As a family, we have encountered some difficulty in recent months.  In many ways, it has felt like a wilderness or desert season.  By this I mean a season that is barren and desolate, dry and dusty.  A season where things rich and lush have disappeared and abundance has been replaced by sparseness.  I have never lived in or near …

What Matters Most

Danny KittingerWhat Matters Most

What a gift life is. Possibilities and opportunities abound. We can fill our hearts and minds with an endless array of information and activity. Life is an adventure and along the journey there are seasons of joy and blessing. Equally there are seasons of difficulty and despair. There is planting and growth, and there is pruning and death. The adventure …