Zoe—Past, Present, and Future
How are the tenses of this abundant life we live in Christ to be viewed? (And I’m not referring to stress!) There are those who say,...
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Seasoned Thanks
God, awesome in glory, transforms the landscape with works of wonder. Through thinning branches, the November breeze whispers thanks— as...
Timely Expectations
The GPS lady kindly informed me, “Traffic is slower than usual.” “That’s helpful,” I thought, as if we were in some shared dialogue....
Celebrating the Word
Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens (Psalm 119:89). On the Jewish calendar for 2022, October 18th is the holiday...
A Confidence You Can Have for the Church
There is a lot of speculation about the survival of the church (coming from both internal and external sources). People talk. And...
We don’t always get it right at first
We don’t always have a right understanding of something at the start. Understanding is often acquired. It comes slowly . . . gradually ....
Good News All Around
The events following Passover Friday made one believe evil had won. But the glorious events of Resurrection Sunday proved that light does...
The One Who Has Gone Before Us
“But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee” (Mark 14:28 NIV). Jesus, in speaking to His disciples prior to His death,...
The Struggle is Real
Have you ever wrestled with something so hard, that it leaves you completely spent? While I’ve never been strapped into a straitjacket...
Trusting God When Church Life Changes
A post for my friends @ Renew.org When church life changes because of situations out of our control, how can we use the season as an...
Can We Drive Jesus Away?
On Saturday mornings I have the great pleasure and true honor of meeting with a small group of sister disciples. We are blessing one...
About Understanding
“I just don’t understand.” I uttered those words dozens of times, those closing months of 2021. But who could count? (Except possibly my...
When the Ground Gives Way
I don’t know your reaction to a video clip of a mud slide or an avalanche. But for me, it’s sheer horror! To have the ground upon which...
Tick, Tock . . . Groan
The tick of the clock groans, as the old year runs out of time. I echo its groaning. As does all of creation—as it awaits its deliverance...
Home for Thanksgiving
Where do you want to go when bad things happen? That place for me is home. When the day has been rough, and you feel a bit beaten up by...
Learning to avoid recipes for disaster
Safely home, I opened the hatch, only to find groceries strewn across the back of the car. I had suspected as much. All the clattering...
Courageously Cruising through Discouraging Days
They say repetition is a good thing. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with that statement. But there are conditions . . . limits....
Deconstruction of a Different Kind
I am in the process of dismantling my house. I say “house” because it no longer resembles the home I assembled those many years ago. It’s...
A word from Paul on how to walk with the Lord – Part IV
Since we are looking deeply into how to walk with the Lord, and since we are His disciples living under the new covenant, let’s now turn...
How to Walk with the Lord – Part I
Our family was a hiking family. We would regularly set out in search of a good trail whenever time allowed. On the familiar trails we...
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