“Pondering the Master” is a series of devotional thoughts by J.M. Diener as he reflects on life, God, and the various things he is learning in his walk with God. Click on a link below to visit a devotional. The Pondering the Master entries are usually updated monthly. You can sort the entries by date or by title, ascending or descending. Click on the links at the top of the table to sort them.
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Masterstroke | May 2004 |
Songs of Thanks and Trust | May 2005 |
Resurrection Joy | May 2006 |
Spiritual Anarchy | May 2010 |
Along for the Ride | May 2011 |
Air for the Potato Gun | May 2013 |
In Memoriam Omi | May 2014 |
Only the Strong Are Gentle | May 2016 |
The Lavish Love of God | May 2018 |
The Battle of Sunday Worship | May 2019 |
No Rights, Only Privileges | May 2021 |
The Apostle’s Creed - Part 1 | November 2002 |
For King and Kingdom | November 2004 |
Mountaintops and Valleys | November 2005 |
The Essence of Christianity | November 2008 |
Combating Cancer | November 2010 |
Still | November 2014 |
The Devil’s Two-Fold Strategy | November 2018 |
A Feast in the Dark | November 2019 |
Delighting in Our Limits | November 2020 |
Scars | October 2000 |
Mountaintops and Valleys | October 2001 |
Knowing God | October 2003 |
Piano Lessons From Laziness | October 2004 |
Looking Back at “Old” Lessons | October 2005 |