JOY TO THE WORLD
It is just after six a.m. and the Daisies are all still closed up tightly waiting for the sunshine to wake them up. Blackbirds are […]
November 2024
FULLNESS OF GOD
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his […]
HIDING HEARTS
There are clever ways to hide our feelings, emotions, opinions and even our pain and wounding. A whole lot of what we know and think […]
LOCATING THE CHURCH
When I was growing up we went to church three times a week…Sunday morning and evening and Wednesday night. We also went to all the […]
UP AND DOWN AND SIDEWAYS
I have never been able to get it straight in my mind the difference in horizontal and vertical… never figured it out. Those two words […]
PURPOSE OF MEDITATION
Meditation is not mysterious; it is simply learning to pay attention. We pay attention by careful listening. What we are searching for in these quiet, […]
GOD’S GRACE IS GREATER
Max Lucado, pastor and author wrote: “One stumble does not define or break a person. Though you failed, God’s love does not. Face your failures […]
CLIMBING DOWN
The wonderful story of Zaccheus the ‘chief tax collector’ who was wealthy (Luke 19:1-2) has long been a favorite to many. He was obliviously not […]
KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD II
I am still reflecting on yesterday’s entry concerning ‘the kingdoms of the world’ from the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4. This temptation of worldly […]
KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD I
One of the daily temptations of the devil is to offer us a ‘kingdom’ or some other kind of domain or entity that does not […]