FATHER’S WILL
Jesus often commented that he came only to do the Father’s will. Yet, with all his dependence on the Father, the Son took his own […]
February 2017
ETERNAL NOW
“Nan Merrill wrote, “Awakening is an ongoing journey. To begin to see and to turn our lives around is only the beginning…This road humbles us […]
MINDS ON THE HUNT
Catherine Ingram writes, “It is strange how much we resist the inherent peace and quiet that is always possible. Perhaps this is because resting in […]
SHOWER CURTAINS #5
Harold Hargrove of Spokane, Washington had the misfortune of being severely assaulted while casually taking a shower in his home where his shower had a […]
WILDERNESS #6
I have often thought that prayer is many times a transition from Wilderness to Promised Land, metaphorically speaking. Some mornings it seems to take about […]
WILDERNESS #5
Moses spent his first forty years in Pharaoh’s court in Egypt and his next forty in the wilderness of Median tending sheep for his father […]
WILDERNESS #4
The story of John the Baptist in the wilderness, Moses in the wilderness, Jesus in the wilderness, the children of Israel in the wilderness, are […]
WILDERNESS #3
Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? […]
WILDERNESS #2
The wilderness of John the Baptist was a real wilderness of sparse vegetation and comforts in some areas and yet was full of palms and […]
WILDERNESS #1
The gospel of Matthew opens by saying that “John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea.” This of course is referring to the […]