I've learned a lot about myself over the last 50 years, but I'm still learning and growing. I know that I can deal with pain, and I'm not afraid of it. I know the physical burden of chronic migraine and kidney stones, but I don't let them stop me. Through my experiences in endurance sports... Continue Reading →
Wisdom Wednesday: Number Your Days
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (Psalms 90:12, ESV) In our youth we feel invincible, as though we will live forever. While we may develop a plan for our life at an early age, we seldom consider a life plan. What’s the difference? A plan for... Continue Reading →
Kindness
Do you see it? As the _Body of Christ_ we are to give ourselves do showing a lost world _the same exact love and kindness_ that God showed us.
Have You Not Heard???
”Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable” (Isaiah 40:28, ESV) I can be way too casual about my relationship with God. And I am often too casual about my... Continue Reading →
Shaken
“This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,... Continue Reading →
Desire
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.... Continue Reading →
Wisdom Wednesday: Teach Me, Lead Me
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground” (Psalms 143:10 ESV)! When we were children we were sponges! We were constantly watching and listening, mimicking and parroting. We soaked up EVERYTHING! And we were so eager to learn more. And in the manner... Continue Reading →
Wisdom Wednesday: Teach Me, Lead Me
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground” (Psalms 143:10 ESV)! When we were children we were sponges! We were constantly watching and listening, mimicking and parroting. We soaked up EVERYTHING! And we were so eager to learn more. And in the manner... Continue Reading →
Outsiders
“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person” (Colossians 4:5-6 ESV). Paul refers to those who aren’t believers as outsiders. I find this choice of words interesting as the world... Continue Reading →
When Your World Is Crashing Down Around You
“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God... Continue Reading →
Skipping Stones 