Do we become doubtful, bitter, and ready to give up when our prayers appear to go unanswered? Yes. Sometimes we do . . . We want answers to conform to our wishful thinking and demanding moment. We don’t get what we designed and ordered, so God must not be there. I’ve asked for many things that came in different forms because … [Read more...]
Life (saving) Verse
A few days ago I celebrated the anniversary of my birthday in Christ. Alot has happened in the past 13,519 days. The collection of days since September 14, 1975. Re-birth. I think back to what I must’ve been doing 13,520 days ago . . . heading for destruction, the way I remember. Comfortable in a self-dug pit. Then an … [Read more...]
Connections
In a day when we rely on communication through cyber-space, email, and cell phones to connect, isn’t it good to just unplug from technology and plug into one another? I had an opportunity to do just that this past weekend. So often I’ll text a friend, she’ll text back . . . but, I can’t hear her heart. It was a gift to go … [Read more...]
Clear as Mud
There are things we’ll never understand. When we hear of something that doesn’t compute with our thinking, we often write it off. Logic kicks in . . . Some things can’t be explained because they’re simply things of God. Miracles. The story of the blind beggar in the gospel of John (9:1-41) tells of the outcast sitting by … [Read more...]
Storm-Calmer
Today, I spent much of the day in the ER . . . a sudden storm. Storms of life are nearly always surprises. They come without warning. We wake up in the morning expecting a day to be just as we scripted. Calm. Sometimes I feel as though I’ve earned a degree in Storms 101. I had to quickly rearrange my thinking today or I … [Read more...]
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