Those Boring “Begats”
Ok…so be honest. Do you really read every word in Numbers, or do you kind of let your eyes glaze over and skim down through the list of the “begats” – the family trees for the nation of Israel? It’s not riveting reading as we struggle with unfamiliar names and the head count for each […]
Ok…so be honest. Do you really read every word in Numbers, or do you kind of let your eyes glaze over and skim down through the list of the “begats” – the family trees for the nation of Israel? It’s not riveting reading as we struggle with unfamiliar names and the...
Missions: Passion or Pastime
Unexpected Company
I enjoy having company. I like getting things ready, planning meals, cooking, and baking luscious desserts—all in preparation for my guests. Unexpected company is another thing. While I’m smiling and welcoming them in, I’m mentally going through my refrigerator and pantry trying to come up with a combination of ingredients that would make a palatable […]
I enjoy having company. I like getting things ready, planning meals, cooking, and baking luscious desserts—all in preparation for my guests. Unexpected company is another thing. While I’m smiling and welcoming them in, I’m mentally going through my refrigerator and...
Roller Coaster Ride Times Two
We’re getting ready to take the grandkids to an amusement park in a little while. For me a “must-do” is the roller coaster. However, I realize that everybody doesn’t share my enthusiasm. Once we were just coming into the gate after the usual screaming twists and drops, when the man on the controls looked at […]
We’re getting ready to take the grandkids to an amusement park in a little while. For me a “must-do” is the roller coaster. However, I realize that everybody doesn’t share my enthusiasm. Once we were just coming into the gate after the usual screaming twists and...
Absolutely His/Absolutely Ours
Oswald Chambers once challenged a friend with these words: “Be absolutely His!” Imagine what our lives would be like if we truly were absolutely His. I looked up the word “absolutely” in the dictionary, and each definition adds so much more emphasis to that thought. Be unconditionally, wholly, positively, definitely, completely, unquestionably, and totally His. What a […]
Oswald Chambers once challenged a friend with these words: "Be absolutely His!" Imagine what our lives would be like if we truly were absolutely His. I looked up the word "absolutely" in the dictionary, and each definition adds so much more emphasis to that thought....
Happy Endings
We all like happy endings—especially happy prayer endings. The widowed woman is burning her last piece of coal when someone comes through the storm with a load of coal and some groceries. George Mueller sits his orphans down to give thanks for a dinner when there is no food and food arrives before the prayer […]
We all like happy endings—especially happy prayer endings. The widowed woman is burning her last piece of coal when someone comes through the storm with a load of coal and some groceries. George Mueller sits his orphans down to give thanks for a dinner when there is...
On a Personal Note…
As a kid, I usually stuck my toe in the water before jumping into the pool. I never was one for quick plunges. However, with blogging there’s no place to put your toe first to try things out. It’s more of a sink or swim experience. But I’ve discovered that when you jump in, there are […]
As a kid, I usually stuck my toe in the water before jumping into the pool. I never was one for quick plunges. However, with blogging there's no place to put your toe first to try things out. It's more of a sink or swim experience. But I've discovered that when you...
Crevice with a View
Have you ever longed for a glimpse of God’s glory? Moses did, and I love his boldness when he pleads with God, “Now show me your glory.” But for God to answer that prayer, Moses had to allow God to put him in a place chosen by God – and that place was a cleft […]
Have you ever longed for a glimpse of God's glory? Moses did, and I love his boldness when he pleads with God, "Now show me your glory." But for God to answer that prayer, Moses had to allow God to put him in a place chosen by God – and that place was a cleft or...
When There’s No Burning Bush
Do you ever wish for a burning bush experience – a time when God supernaturally appears to give you instructions or direction? Well, apparently even that’s not always enough. There stood Moses with dramatic evidence of God’s call on His life (who could want more proof than a flaming bush in the desert?), and yet […]
Do you ever wish for a burning bush experience – a time when God supernaturally appears to give you instructions or direction? Well, apparently even that’s not always enough. There stood Moses with dramatic evidence of God’s call on His life (who could want more proof...
Temple Troubles?
I found some really encouraging words at a time of life when I’m seeing changes in my “temple.” Actually, it really struck my funny, but then it really “struck me serious.” In notes at the beginning of Haggai it says, “Haggai told the poeple that the glory of the temple they were building would be […]
I found some really encouraging words at a time of life when I'm seeing changes in my "temple." Actually, it really struck my funny, but then it really "struck me serious." In notes at the beginning of Haggai it says, "Haggai told the poeple that the glory of the...