The Importance of Showing Up!
Dear friends, it's been six months today since my unexpected trip to the hospital after experiencing a heart attack, which led to open heart surgery and a quadruple bypass.
I'd like to share a special message about what I learned, not only from that experience, but also from a series of God-moments in my life. The message is called "The Importance of Showing Up," and I hope it will encourage you to keep showing up, even when you feel the most like giving up .
Through this, I felt God say to me:
"Eric, 9/10ths of the Christian walk is just showing up, not even what you say or do or don't say or don't do. When you show up... at church, at work, at the food pantry, at small groups... that is 9/10ths of the work, and allows you to be used and blessed in hundreds of ways. Keep showing up! And I will bless you and bless many others through you."
I hope you'll listen to this special message... and keep showing up!
4 New Devotions Online!
I've added 4 new devotional series to The Ranch website that you can sign up to receive each day by email. You can sign up now with the click of a button... just use the highlighted links in the paragraphs below.
For those interested in rebuilding something in your lives, you might like Nehemiah: Lessons In Rebuilding, based on one of the most ambitious rebuilding projects of all time. You'll learn how to rebuild whatever's broken in your life: whether it's a house, a church, a ministry, a business, a marriage or a relationship. Let God speak to you through these words of Nehemiah. (15 devotions)
If you're interested in reading through some of the most popular passages in the Bible, check out The Top 20 Passages In
The Bible, featuring 20 of the most cherished passages in the best-selling book of all time. Each of these passages contain some of the most inspiring, convicting, encouraging, and faith-building passages I’ve ever encountered. (20 devotions)
If you'd like to take a tour of the land where Jesus walked, sign up for Israel: Lessons from the Holy Land, featuring devotions based on 30 special locations throughout the Holy Land. Each devotion includes an inspiring message, plus a link to a short (1-2 minute) video clip shot on location. (30 devotions)
And if you're ready for a new perspective on life, sign up for Romans: Lessons In Renewing Your Mind. You'll learn how to think clearer, live better, and enjoy life more fully. No book of the Bible has changed my life more drastically than Romans, and this daily devotional tells why. (45 devotions)
You can sign up for any or all of these daily devotions by just clicking the highlighted links in the paragraphs above, or click here to see all the daily devotions now available on The Ranch website.
(Note: If you're already receiving "365 Daily Devotions with Eric," you don't need to sign up for these devotions separately. You'll get them as part of your daily messages throughout the year. You can still sign up here for "365 Daily Devotions with Eric" and start receiving them today.)
Piano, piano, piano!
If you like piano music, or even if you've never listened to it much before, my sister and I have just finished creating a playlist of some of THE BEST PIANO MUSIC on the PLANET! That might sound a little grand, but it's true! I love all these songs, and I hope you will, too.
The playlist includes 5 hours of continuous piano music, featuring over 90 songs from 20 albums and 15 different artists (including my sister, Marilyn Byrnes, and me!)
Here are the links. I hope you'll listen, either on The Ranch website or on one of your favorite streaming platforms. Each playlist offers a slightly different listening experience, depending on if you have a paid or free account on these services, so try them all and see which one you like the best!
Perfect for relaxing, studying or chilling out! Click to listen now on:
Enjoy!
