Available Blogs

John endeavors to make his writings available for those who cannot purchase his books through his multiple blogs and social media outlets. Here is quick overview of his blogs and their general focus.

The Monday Memo

John began writing and sending out the Monday Memo in March, 2001. He has told many audiences, "My purpose in writing the Monday Memo is simple. I want to be in your face every Monday morning, asking you, 'Do you know your purpose? What are you doing about it? What faith steps are you taking that are bringing you closer to your goals? Are you using your time wisely? Are you helping others discover their purpose?"

If you want John to bring you regular purpose and faith reminders, then sign up for The Monday Memo. A complete collection of all the Memos is included on this page.

Weekly Bible Studies

John began developing online Bible studies in 2001 and completed a verse-by-verse study of the entire New Testament in 2010. Since then, he has published those studies under the title Live the Word Commentaries, which are available in paper or Kindle formats. Now John has begun a Purpose Study that focuses on the Old Testament. You can access all John's commentaries, Old and New, here, where you can also sign up to receive notices when he publishes a new entry.

Personal Blog

John has written a personal blog since 2006 and has published material on a wide variety of topics like purpose, leadership, his travels, his relief and development work in Kenya, and his daily devotionals. From 2011 to 2015, John wrote a daily devotional, all of which are available on the blog as well as for purchase as books. If you would like to receive a notice when John has written a new entry, you can sign up here. John also posts a devotional Monday through Friday on all his social media outlets.

Daily Reflections from the Psalms

John's most popular devotional is the one that draws its material from the book of Psalms. This daily inspirational work is available in book and Kindle formats and is also available on this site every day.

 

January 26, Mourning Joy

What is the Lord telling you through today’s verses? Your tears can lead to a harvest of joy. Jesus made a similar statement in Matthew 5:4: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Why should you mourn? You can start with...

January 25, You Live in Him

You probably have a story or two that speaks to the truth in today’s verses — God will protect and keep you from harm. You may have had a close call or two that caused you to realize God was and is watching over you.

January 24, Expectations

It is inevitable that at times you will disappoint those closest to you and those closest to you will disappoint you. This can happen through a simple daily event, a casual comment, or a serious life matter in which you were counting on another person for support and help but...

January 23, The Fear of the Lord

In the midst of the psalms that mostly declare God’s praise, this verse in Psalm 111 resembles a verse found in Proverbs: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7). That’s because praise...

January 22, Hope for the Future by Remembering the Past

It can be difficult to wait for God to reveal His will for your life, especially when you don’t know what is ahead or how long you have to go on waiting. You can help yourself in the process by remembering God’s faithfulness to you in the past, recounting how...

January 21, Your Self-Talk

David had a serious talk with his own soul, directing it to praise God and remember His benefits. Have you noticed that you are in a constant dialog with yourself? This is called self-talk.

January 20, Give Thanks

When asked how they were doing, I have heard older saints respond, “Well, the Lord got me up this morning and I’m thankful.” I thought it was a quaint response, if not simplistic—until I got older.