Asleep At The Wheel
"So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober." 1Thessalonians 5:6 ESV The sun was beginning to ease its way through the cloud-covered night sky, and my eyelids were heavy. Having drawn the short…
Clearer Vision
"My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you." Job 42:5 NIV We all experience bad days. Days when nothing goes right. It begins badly and progressively worsens as the day continues. Sometimes, those days stretch into weeks,…
Grasshoppers
Our backyard was enormous with plenty of room for Momma's chickens to roam, a swing-set with a slide and teeter-totter, a large patio, and on the far back side of the lot, a graveyard for every pet goldfish that passed away and…
Hur Who???
"For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His kingdom and glory." 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 NIV Are…
Don’t Waste It!
"Working together with Him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain." 2 Corinthians 6:1 ESV "Disgusting! This looks nasty!" I sat staring at the brown leather-looking meat, partly hidden by brown gravy. I didn't dare…
Awesome!
"The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! He is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise Your great and awesome name! Holy is He!" Psalm 99:1-3 ESV Awesome! Hey, you did…
Stolen
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10 ESV It was a steamy, hot Fourth of July. We celebrated the holiday in a cool, dark theater, watching…
Shaken and Stirred
“I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder " 2 Peter 1:13 ESV Do you remember being awakened by your mom or dad when you were a child? The bed…
So Beautiful
"Let us rejoice and exult and give Him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready." Revelation 19:7 ESV We were tired and ready to check in as we drove into the hotel's…
Sometimes It’s No
“Let me hear in the morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul.” Psalm 143:8 ESV Children are persistent whenever they want something or…
Distractions
"Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God." 1 Chronicles 22:19 ESV Our lives are filled with engaging, targeted, and almost irresistible distractions. We live at the mercy of our technology devices, which know us in frighteningly intimate…
Cloudy Days
"Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! –He makes the clouds his chariot; He rides on the wings of the wind; He makes His messengers wind, His ministers a flaming fire." Psalm 104:1, 3-4 ESV…
Curious
"Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ." Colossians 1:28 ESV I was curious. Beyond curious, I was intrigued. Things came to "life" each time the "plug-thingy" at the end of…
Love Letter #2
“But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” 1 John 2:5 NKJV We walked past the aging wooden telephone booth boasting its French-folding glass-paned door as we…
Don’t Panic!
"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. ...Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let…