A soul that walks on water leaves no footprints, but will make waves."
As I closed my Bible this morning the words passed through the channels of my thoughts, “ah, today will be good because I spent time in the Word.” I shook my head, and my inner voice spoke up, “no, that’s not how it works.” How easily that temptation still rises in me. The idea that…
As I read Psalm 23 this morning I stopped at verse one and wondered, what beyond David’s experience as a shepherd led him to call the Lord his Shepherd? Was there some reference in the Torah that gave him encouragement to do this? As I’ve heard the phrase, “law of first mention” many times, I…
Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes. For it flatters him in his own eyes concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it. Psalm 36:1-2 Transgression… an act of rebellion… sin; it speaks to us. It does not snarl.It does not scream,…
Free Bible Study – “Embracing Hope” Are you afraid to hope? Have disappointments so outweighed satisfaction in your life that you no longer look forward to tomorrow with any anticipation of good? I’m sorry. I hate that there are circumstances that make us feel that way. And I am going to step out on a…
“Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering. But at the evening offering I arose from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn, and I fell on my knees…
I couldn’t have been more than 7 years old. I looked out the window and saw a man kneeling in the grass on one side of our neighbor’s newly built home. There was something familiar about him. His white hair was covered in a hat, or I might have recognized sooner that the man mixing…
In our life group discussion last night I brought up how we pray for those who hurt us. I mentioned that I think it’s okay to ask God to “Get ’em” when they are continuously hurtful and mean spirited. It was asked, “So, is it okay to pray God’s wrath on people?” I didn’t have…
As a small child I remember seeing the album cover and recognizing his face. This was not some far off person who had no connection to me, this was my uncle, the man who lived down the road from grandma and grandpa’s house, who played with me and my sisters, who smiled and laughed, and…
As I drove the 20 minute drive between my church and the grocery store the other day I witnessed three different drivers trying to get wherever they were going from the wrong lane.
This morning I wanted a warm and comforting breakfast. I pulled out my box of “Cream of Wheat” and as it had been a while since I made it, I looked carefully at the instructions printed on the box. I reviewed and performed the task of making it in detail. I realize it’s just a…