Today, the twelfth day before Christmas is a reminder I’ve put off the other thirteen. Although, there’s a wreath on the door, greens on the porch rocker, and a small live tree the kids brought over and decorated to add a seasonal touch, it's just not the usual . . . Because it’s not the usual. Maybe you're experiencing … [Read more...]
A Walk in the Dark
One of the great things about my week - Thursday mornings, when I meet with dozens of Jesus lovin' gals for Bible Study. Yes, and have been for the past twenty-eight years. Kay Arthur, co-founder of Precept Inductive Studies, may never know just how the Lord has used her to teach and mentor me through all twenty-eight. At … [Read more...]
Beloved
I whisper a final good-bye to my beloved last Friday on a windy cemetery hill . . . temporarily. But Because He Lives I can face tomorrow and have the blessed assurance I’ll see him again and forever. Our pastor John has a way of eulogizing a life into a gospel-word. The word for Jeff is beloved. Jeff may not have always … [Read more...]
Desert to Destination
No matter how early Ash Wednesday comes every year we always have the assurance spring is waiting around the cold corner to unveil the earth with new life. It’s Ash Wednesday – almost. And it brings hope and a 40-day journey that has purpose and destination. Resurrection. Lent, an Old English word meaning spring, begins … [Read more...]
Prophet of Christmas Hope
All I want for Christmas . . . is hope. You too? It doesn’t seem reasonable to look back to the ancient pages of Isaiah to find hope for today . . . but I do. Isaiah’s connection to the story of Jesus is all over Advent. Even his name means “Yahweh saves” and foretells the Christmas story. For a child shall be born for … [Read more...]
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