It’s Beyond Me!

It’s Beyond Me!

Do you have times when your mind is stretched…and stretched? That’s been my experience these past few days. I’ve been reading a couple of books that are way beyond me—books about topics for which I have no educational background, written by people who are at a whole different level of intelligence than I am. But […]

Do you have times when your mind is stretched…and stretched? That’s been my experience these past few days. I’ve been reading a couple of books that are way beyond me—books about topics for which I have no educational background, written by people who are at a...
The Manifest Presence of God

The Manifest Presence of God

Never was there a clearer display of the manifest presence of God than in the One whose birth we celebrate at this time of year. What an amazing reality for the shepherds, for Simeon and Anna, for the wise men, to see God manifest in the flesh of a newborn baby named Jesus. In later […]

Never was there a clearer display of the manifest presence of God than in the One whose birth we celebrate at this time of year. What an amazing reality for the shepherds, for Simeon and Anna, for the wise men, to see God manifest in the flesh of a newborn baby named...
Great Thoughts for a Great Christmas

Great Thoughts for a Great Christmas

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” (A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy). Tozer’s right. But I also believe that what comes into our minds when we think about God can greatly affect our attitude toward Christmas. If you have a small concept […]

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” (A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy). Tozer’s right. But I also believe that what comes into our minds when we think about God can greatly affect our attitude toward...
My Best for His Glory

My Best for His Glory

The often repeated challenge of Oswald Chambers to give “my utmost for His highest” became the title of one of the most widely read devotional books of all time. But coupled with that phrase are also the words, “my best for His glory.” I find those words equally challenging, along with his frequent encouragement to […]

The often repeated challenge of Oswald Chambers to give “my utmost for His highest” became the title of one of the most widely read devotional books of all time. But coupled with that phrase are also the words, “my best for His glory.” I find...
An Extraordinary Ordinary Life

An Extraordinary Ordinary Life

It’s been 2 weeks since my mother passed away. Two weeks of remembering this amazing and precious lady. Two weeks of tears and rejoicing. But mostly, two weeks of realizing anew the blessing that has been mine to call Mary McGarvey, “Mother.” I have a quote in the front of my Bible from Oswald Chambers […]

It’s been 2 weeks since my mother passed away. Two weeks of remembering this amazing and precious lady. Two weeks of tears and rejoicing. But mostly, two weeks of realizing anew the blessing that has been mine to call Mary McGarvey, “Mother.” I have a quote in the...