This portion of a verse is commonly used to support our need to sometimes get away for the purpose of getting rest…he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31b) But look at the first part of the verse: Then, because so many people were […]
Each weekday my son leaves for school and then I scurry to get myself out the door for work. Picture book bags and a purse slung over my shoulders while balancing a cup of coffee and keys in my hands. On one morning, recently, My son called. Mom, I forgot my backpack. Can you bring […]
I went to a shoe store recently. A father walked by with his toddler daughter in his arms. She caught my eye and waved. I waved back. Then she blew me a kiss, and I blew one back. She and her father disappeared into the warehouse of footwear possibilities while I disappeared into a spin […]
I have finished THIS book, Becoming Elisabeth Elliott. Elisabeth was the wife of famed Jim Elliot that was martyred with four other men by the Woudani Indians in 1956. I have blogged about that event HERE. A story One of the memorable segments of the book for me is this parable: Walking along a rocky […]
War on my mind. I had a post ready to publish this week but couldn’t get the war between the Ukraine and Russia out of my mind. Though the war has yet to touch Americans in a daily-existence kind of way, the lives of people in the Ukraine, Russia, and their neighboring countries are feeling […]
Last week I was involved in a conversation about George Mueller who is credited for caring for 10,000 orphans and building orphanages without ever asking for money…ever. He trusted God to provide. I recounted a story about Mueller this past week to some friends. I found it online HERE within seconds. The story is famous. […]
Right Now in America Right now in America, 10,000 people are turning 65 each day. The Baby Boomer generation is peaking and America braces for the need to provide long-term care for millions of elderly people. They are calling those of us born between 1947 and 1964, The Silver Tsunami. As you know, an actual […]
Set your minds on things above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. For you have died, and your life is hidden in Christ in God. (Colossians 3:2) To “set” implies purpose. Instead of allowing our minds to fixate on chaotic world events and daily difficult circumstances, we can “set” our minds […]
From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potipher’s household for Joseph’s sake. (Genesis 39:5) “…for Joseph’s sake.” When a God-fearing man named Joseph walked through Potipher’s door, the entire household reaped blessing. It is an intriguing to think that when you and I […]
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 Genesis 13 teaches us that Abraham (then Abram) and his nephew, Lot, had been traveling together, But the land could not support both Abram and Lot, with all their flocks and herds living so close together (v. 6). Disputes were breaking […]
