JUST WAITING ON THE LORD
Waiting can appear to be a spiritual attribute. It is common to hear the remark, “we’re just waiting on the Lord,” when really we just […]
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EXPRESSION OF BEAUTY
When Jesus was asked about “the greatest commandment in the law,” he replied, “Love the Lord your God… with all your heart, all your soul […]
ADDICTED TO THINGS
“St Augustine of Hippo (354-430) once said “God is always trying to give good things to us but our hands are too full to receive […]
CHANGING AND CHANGED
We often have to deal with the abstract idea that because one thing is not present the opposite is. Martin Luther King Jr., said “True […]
IS THIS ALL?
“Is this all there is to this stuff,” or “you’ve got to be kidding…there must be more to it than this.” Most of us have […]
FATHER KNOWS EVERYTHING
I remember back when I was truly fearful that the Lord might find out what I was doing, what I was thinking, etc. as though […]
RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) wrote, “How the disciple lives naturally comes out of who the disciple is. As Jesus’s disciple, I am his apprentice in kingdom […]
DOWN TO SIZE
Annie Dillard wrote, “An author advised me to set my mind at ease about finding little piles of cut stems on the ground in grassy […]
NEW CHURCH NAMES
As I drive around I see church signs out front by the street and I notice the names… Lilly of the Valley Community Church.Rose of […]
FINE SILENCE
“The famous story about God’s voice (Word) heard by Elijah when he is hiding in the cave on Mount Horeb “until the Lord shall pass […]