WHEN GOD WHISTLES
“He will raise a signal for nations far away, and whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come!” (Isaiah 5:26) […]
Journals
GOD WITH US
Isaiah (8th century BC), a prophet, wrote: “Later, the Lord sent this message to King Ahaz: “Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it […]
GETTING CLEANED UP SOME MORE
(Continuing from yesterday’s Journal entry) The apostle Paul wrote, “Husbands love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for […]
GETTING CLEANED UP
In the “Priestly Prayer” as it is called in John 17, we read, “Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth” (17:17). The word is […]
THE FLOWER SHOW
Last Fall Roz took some of our flowers and put them into attractive vases very nicely displayed and decorated pots and took them to a […]
PAYING TAXES
“Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. They sent some of their disciples, […]
GOOD AND BAD PEOPLE
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) wrote in ‘Mere Christianity’“Remember that, as I said, the right direction leads not only to peace but to knowledge. When a man […]
TAKING PILLS
It said on the side label of the medical prescription bottle: ‘Take 1 capsule by mouth twice daily.’ Every time I have read this, or […]
TEN GUIDEPOSTS
Brené Brown, professor and author wrote, TEN GUIDEPOSTS FOR WHOLEHEARTED LIVING 1. Cultivating authenticity: letting go of what people think 2. Cultivating self-compassion: letting go […]
LEARNING PEACE
Frederick Buechner wrote, “Peace has come to mean the time when there aren’t any wars or even when there aren’t any major wars. Beggars can’t […]