“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.
| Title |
Date |
|---|---|
| An Understanding of Justice | June 2006 |
| A Perspective on Freedom | June 2008 |
| Childlike Courage | June 2010 |
| Transcending the “Need” for Violence | June 2012 |
| Forgive and Forget? No! | June 2014 |
| The Dangers of Complaining | June 2015 |
| Ten Questions About Your Spiritual Health | June 2016 |
| Does the Holy Spirit Want to be the Center of Attention? | June 2017 |
| The Marks of Being Spirit-Filled | June 2019 |
| The Importance of the Primacy of Scripture | June 2020 |
| Both And vs. Either Or | June 2022 |
| God Is King | March 2001 |
| The Passion of the Christ | March 2004 |
| What It’s All About: God’s Holiness | March 2005 |
| Perceived Weakness – True Power | March 2010 |
| Limits | March 2011 |
| The Pleasures of God | March 2013 |
| Worth and Roles | March 2014 |
| Preparing for Passion Week | March 2015 |
| Not Being Good | March 2016 |
| The Plodding Faithful | March 2017 |
| There in the Storm | March 2018 |
| The Awful Privilege of Choice | March 2020 |
| God of Anger | May 2001 |
| On Evildoers | May 2002 |