Dave Howeth
@howiemt.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Brother, Missionary with SendNetwork
“The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace.”
~ Numbers 6:25-26
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace.”
~ Numbers 6:25-26
January 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace.”
~ Numbers 6:25-26
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace.”
~ Numbers 6:25-26
No one is really neutral about whether Christmas is true.
If the Son of God was really born in a manger, then we have lost the right to be in charge of our lives.
Who can be objective about a claim that, if it is true, means you’ve lost control of your life?
~ Tim Keller
If the Son of God was really born in a manger, then we have lost the right to be in charge of our lives.
Who can be objective about a claim that, if it is true, means you’ve lost control of your life?
~ Tim Keller
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
No one is really neutral about whether Christmas is true.
If the Son of God was really born in a manger, then we have lost the right to be in charge of our lives.
Who can be objective about a claim that, if it is true, means you’ve lost control of your life?
~ Tim Keller
If the Son of God was really born in a manger, then we have lost the right to be in charge of our lives.
Who can be objective about a claim that, if it is true, means you’ve lost control of your life?
~ Tim Keller
“They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us”
2 Corinthians 8:5
Life always starts by giving yourself first to God.
“Stop now and give yourself - your breath, your health or your sickness or your thoughts, your intents, all of who you are - to him.”
~ Mark Buchanan
2 Corinthians 8:5
Life always starts by giving yourself first to God.
“Stop now and give yourself - your breath, your health or your sickness or your thoughts, your intents, all of who you are - to him.”
~ Mark Buchanan
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us”
2 Corinthians 8:5
Life always starts by giving yourself first to God.
“Stop now and give yourself - your breath, your health or your sickness or your thoughts, your intents, all of who you are - to him.”
~ Mark Buchanan
2 Corinthians 8:5
Life always starts by giving yourself first to God.
“Stop now and give yourself - your breath, your health or your sickness or your thoughts, your intents, all of who you are - to him.”
~ Mark Buchanan
“The Lord is my shepherd;
I have what I need. ”
Psalms 23:1 CSB
“You don't have to host your own life. You can fall into the good care of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.”
Steve Cuss
I have what I need. ”
Psalms 23:1 CSB
“You don't have to host your own life. You can fall into the good care of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.”
Steve Cuss
January 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
“The Lord is my shepherd;
I have what I need. ”
Psalms 23:1 CSB
“You don't have to host your own life. You can fall into the good care of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.”
Steve Cuss
I have what I need. ”
Psalms 23:1 CSB
“You don't have to host your own life. You can fall into the good care of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.”
Steve Cuss
“The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want”
Psalm 23:1
“At the front door of this Psalm, David is asserting something precious & formidable.
God is a shepherd.
But that doesn’t mean we’ll have everything we want.
It means we’ll lack nothing we need.”
~ Sam Allberry
I shall not want”
Psalm 23:1
“At the front door of this Psalm, David is asserting something precious & formidable.
God is a shepherd.
But that doesn’t mean we’ll have everything we want.
It means we’ll lack nothing we need.”
~ Sam Allberry
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
“The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want”
Psalm 23:1
“At the front door of this Psalm, David is asserting something precious & formidable.
God is a shepherd.
But that doesn’t mean we’ll have everything we want.
It means we’ll lack nothing we need.”
~ Sam Allberry
I shall not want”
Psalm 23:1
“At the front door of this Psalm, David is asserting something precious & formidable.
God is a shepherd.
But that doesn’t mean we’ll have everything we want.
It means we’ll lack nothing we need.”
~ Sam Allberry
“The Lord is good and upright; therefore he shows sinners the way.
He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”
~ Psalms 25:8-9
He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”
~ Psalms 25:8-9
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
“The Lord is good and upright; therefore he shows sinners the way.
He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”
~ Psalms 25:8-9
He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”
~ Psalms 25:8-9
“But godliness with contentment is great gain,”
~ 1 Timothy 6:6
“Contentment, it turns out, isn't about getting a new life.
It’s about seeing the same life with new eyes.
Eyes of gratitude.
Eyes of love.”
John Ortberg
~ 1 Timothy 6:6
“Contentment, it turns out, isn't about getting a new life.
It’s about seeing the same life with new eyes.
Eyes of gratitude.
Eyes of love.”
John Ortberg
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
“But godliness with contentment is great gain,”
~ 1 Timothy 6:6
“Contentment, it turns out, isn't about getting a new life.
It’s about seeing the same life with new eyes.
Eyes of gratitude.
Eyes of love.”
John Ortberg
~ 1 Timothy 6:6
“Contentment, it turns out, isn't about getting a new life.
It’s about seeing the same life with new eyes.
Eyes of gratitude.
Eyes of love.”
John Ortberg
“if anyone is in Christ, he's a new creation."
~ 2 Corinthians 5:17
“That kind of transformation does not come from turning a page on the calendar.
It comes from surrendering our lives to Christ.
He changes us from the inside-
And it is a change that lasts.”
Bryant Wright
~ 2 Corinthians 5:17
“That kind of transformation does not come from turning a page on the calendar.
It comes from surrendering our lives to Christ.
He changes us from the inside-
And it is a change that lasts.”
Bryant Wright
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
“if anyone is in Christ, he's a new creation."
~ 2 Corinthians 5:17
“That kind of transformation does not come from turning a page on the calendar.
It comes from surrendering our lives to Christ.
He changes us from the inside-
And it is a change that lasts.”
Bryant Wright
~ 2 Corinthians 5:17
“That kind of transformation does not come from turning a page on the calendar.
It comes from surrendering our lives to Christ.
He changes us from the inside-
And it is a change that lasts.”
Bryant Wright
“The very definition/meaning of being a follower of Jesus is now that I'm a follower of Jesus, now that Jesus is my sovereign king & Caesar is not, I've given my life to the King Jesus.
I don't host my life anymore.
I don't run my own life.
Jesus hosts my life.”
Steve Cuss
Luke 2: 1-10
I don't host my life anymore.
I don't run my own life.
Jesus hosts my life.”
Steve Cuss
Luke 2: 1-10
December 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“The very definition/meaning of being a follower of Jesus is now that I'm a follower of Jesus, now that Jesus is my sovereign king & Caesar is not, I've given my life to the King Jesus.
I don't host my life anymore.
I don't run my own life.
Jesus hosts my life.”
Steve Cuss
Luke 2: 1-10
I don't host my life anymore.
I don't run my own life.
Jesus hosts my life.”
Steve Cuss
Luke 2: 1-10
“He made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-even death on a cross!”
~ Philippians 2: 7-8
Jesus left heaven to become a man, to be our Savior and Lord.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-even death on a cross!”
~ Philippians 2: 7-8
Jesus left heaven to become a man, to be our Savior and Lord.
December 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“He made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-even death on a cross!”
~ Philippians 2: 7-8
Jesus left heaven to become a man, to be our Savior and Lord.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-even death on a cross!”
~ Philippians 2: 7-8
Jesus left heaven to become a man, to be our Savior and Lord.
“…Focus on this one thing:
Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
~ Philippians 3:13b-14
Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
~ Philippians 3:13b-14
December 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“…Focus on this one thing:
Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
~ Philippians 3:13b-14
Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
~ Philippians 3:13b-14
In the bleak midwinter, a stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring Him a lamb
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part
Yet what I can I give Him, give my heart
~ Christina Georgina Rosetti
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring Him a lamb
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part
Yet what I can I give Him, give my heart
~ Christina Georgina Rosetti
December 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In the bleak midwinter, a stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring Him a lamb
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part
Yet what I can I give Him, give my heart
~ Christina Georgina Rosetti
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring Him a lamb
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part
Yet what I can I give Him, give my heart
~ Christina Georgina Rosetti
“The Son of God appeared for this purpose,
that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
~ 1 John 3:8b
#ChristmasEve
that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
~ 1 John 3:8b
#ChristmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“The Son of God appeared for this purpose,
that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
~ 1 John 3:8b
#ChristmasEve
that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
~ 1 John 3:8b
#ChristmasEve
“In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.”
~ John 1:1-3
Jesus didn’t become God, He was already God.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.”
~ John 1:1-3
Jesus didn’t become God, He was already God.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.”
~ John 1:1-3
Jesus didn’t become God, He was already God.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.”
~ John 1:1-3
Jesus didn’t become God, He was already God.
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
~ Isaiah 9:6
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
~ Isaiah 9:6
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
~ Isaiah 9:6
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
~ Isaiah 9:6
The world is a dark place, and we will never find our way or see reality unless Jesus is our Light.
~ Tim Keller
“the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.””
Matthew 4:16
~ Tim Keller
“the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.””
Matthew 4:16
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The world is a dark place, and we will never find our way or see reality unless Jesus is our Light.
~ Tim Keller
“the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.””
Matthew 4:16
~ Tim Keller
“the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.””
Matthew 4:16
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
Isaiah 9:2
We have walked in darkness but God revealed to us a great light; a bright enduring light.
In our deepest & darkest time the Savior comes!
Come Lord Jesus!
Isaiah 9:2
We have walked in darkness but God revealed to us a great light; a bright enduring light.
In our deepest & darkest time the Savior comes!
Come Lord Jesus!
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
Isaiah 9:2
We have walked in darkness but God revealed to us a great light; a bright enduring light.
In our deepest & darkest time the Savior comes!
Come Lord Jesus!
Isaiah 9:2
We have walked in darkness but God revealed to us a great light; a bright enduring light.
In our deepest & darkest time the Savior comes!
Come Lord Jesus!
Give thanks in all circumstances 4 this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you
1 Thess. 5:18
Gratitude is not dependent on the absence of hardship but on the presence of God. When we choose 2 thank Him amid trials, our perspective shifts from what we lack to the abundance of His grace.
D Allen
1 Thess. 5:18
Gratitude is not dependent on the absence of hardship but on the presence of God. When we choose 2 thank Him amid trials, our perspective shifts from what we lack to the abundance of His grace.
D Allen
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Give thanks in all circumstances 4 this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you
1 Thess. 5:18
Gratitude is not dependent on the absence of hardship but on the presence of God. When we choose 2 thank Him amid trials, our perspective shifts from what we lack to the abundance of His grace.
D Allen
1 Thess. 5:18
Gratitude is not dependent on the absence of hardship but on the presence of God. When we choose 2 thank Him amid trials, our perspective shifts from what we lack to the abundance of His grace.
D Allen
“Do not fear,
for I am with you;
do not be afraid,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you;
I will help you;
I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand. ”
~ Isaiah 41:10
for I am with you;
do not be afraid,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you;
I will help you;
I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand. ”
~ Isaiah 41:10
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Do not fear,
for I am with you;
do not be afraid,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you;
I will help you;
I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand. ”
~ Isaiah 41:10
for I am with you;
do not be afraid,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you;
I will help you;
I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand. ”
~ Isaiah 41:10
