GAINING INTERNAL IDENTITY
It seems rather simple and fundamental to even make reference to our identity being outward instead of inward. There is an external identity and that […]
Journals
FREEDOM IS SIMPLICITY
The greatest form of freedom is simplicity. The fewer things in our own arsenal will allow space for the Holy Spirit to put His gifts. […]
GIVE THE CROSS
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), minister, teacher, and author of “My Utmost for His Highest,” the famous devotional guide, wrote: “If sympathy is all that human beings […]
LIGHT AND TRUTH
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people,from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!For you are the God in whom I take […]
UNWISE SOWER
Recently in contemplation I kept hearing the Parable of the Sower in my mind. The well known parable concerns a sower who went out to […]
TAMING THE PROPHET
Parker J. Palmer writes, “Avoid the bad habit of domesticating the prophet of your choice, turning him into a cheerleader for your way of thinking […]
PLANT RESCUE
Not long ago in a dream I was at a nursery full of many plants, flowers and trees. The nursery was suddenly like taking a […]
ESSENTIALS OF HAPPINESS
“The three grand essentials of happiness are: Something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.” Alexander Chalmers (1759-1834) Our work, our giving […]
TEAR DOUBT OUT
Hermas (2nd Century) wrote, “Tear doubt out of your heart! Never allow doubt to hinder you from praying to God by perchance thinking to yourself, […]