Drawing Near vs. Social-Distancing

Drawing Near vs. Social-Distancing

These are unusual and challenging days for many of us. I understood “sheltering-in-place.” I understood what that meant. But “social-distancing” is much more of a challenge. For many of us, we’re just not sure of the rule, and they seem to vary from place-to-place, sometimes even from person-to-person. It’s against that backdrop that we find […]

These are unusual and challenging days for many of us. I understood “sheltering-in-place.” I understood what that meant. But “social-distancing” is much more of a challenge. For many of us, we’re just not sure of the rule, and they seem...
A Proverb for Easter

A Proverb for Easter

I found the Easter story as I was reading in Proverbs this morning. I wasn’t looking for it there, nor was I expecting to find it there. But there it was – a verse that so clearly sums up the events of Holy Week. Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, […]

I found the Easter story as I was reading in Proverbs this morning. I wasn’t looking for it there, nor was I expecting to find it there. But there it was – a verse that so clearly sums up the events of Holy Week. Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a...
Context Matters

Context Matters

There are Christian phrases that become so familiar that we can miss the added depth that comes from reading them in context. One of those phrases, and one that I’ve been working at applying to my own life in recent days, is “Do not be anxious about anything.” (Philippians 4:6) That’s quite a challenge – […]

There are Christian phrases that become so familiar that we can miss the added depth that comes from reading them in context. One of those phrases, and one that I’ve been working at applying to my own life in recent days, is “Do not be anxious about anything.”...
Those Windy Days

Those Windy Days

Explanation or Excuse? It’s been 2 years (plus) since I’ve written a new blog. The last one was “There Goes That Cloud Again” which shared about our move from PA to a new ministry in Ohio. And that ministry is part of the reason why this blog has been ignored. I started the blog when […]

Explanation or Excuse? It’s been 2 years (plus) since I’ve written a new blog. The last one was “There Goes That Cloud Again” which shared about our move from PA to a new ministry in Ohio. And that ministry is part of the reason why this blog has been ignored. I...
There Goes That Cloud Again!

There Goes That Cloud Again!

“In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out.” Exodus 40:36 Imagine an Israelite woman waking up and thinking over the things she had to do that day. The children needed her care, she wanted to clean the tent, Jacob’s robe needed to be mended, […]

“In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out.” Exodus 40:36 Imagine an Israelite woman waking up and thinking over the things she had to do that day. The children needed her care, she wanted to clean...
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...