Leadership training for squirrels??? I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes! For many years now, we have enjoyed watching birds of many kinds and colors partake of a tasty feast from our bird feeder out front. It hangs from a spot on a tree limb far away from...
The Power of A Story Lived. Our past is our history. For some, it is A Story Inflicted. A Story Endured. A Story Survived. A Story To Be Forgotten. But if we look closely enough, with the hindsight that is often 20/20, we may see that our past is really His-story (Your story, Lord) in our...
Just once, Lord, I would like to be a "fly on the wall" in a gathering of Your people... in the year 30 A.D. How would it be similar -- or different -- from the gatherings I am part of today? "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and...
I love it when You bring Your Word to life! There are times when we know something. We believe it in our minds, but it hasn't yet traveled that longest distance on Earth -- the distance between our minds and our hearts. Then there are other times when we don't just know something, we become...
I don't know if it will make any difference. I have a meeting with a good friend on Monday. My friend loves You dearly, Lord. I know You feel the same way about my friend. I guess that's why You arranged for this meeting between us. To talk about the path my friend is on...
You blessed me today through a call with some precious brothers and sisters in Christ. The conversation turned to a topic of Deep Truth. The topic was Authenticity. One person on the call relayed the news that she had just acquired a new client -- a person who had been following her website posts for...
Sometimes I wonder. Why does cancer -- or any illness (life-threatening or not) -- hit some people and not others? Would faith "as small as a mustard seed" prevent a Christian from ever getting sick? Would faith "as small as a mustard seed" prevent a Christian from dying of anything other than "natural causes?" Did...
I saw today how war can be just one heartbeat away. We drove to Fredericksburg to exchange a piece of broken furniture for its new replacement. We pulled into the parking lot behind the retailer and parked between the only two other cars there. As we got out and moved to the rear of our truck, I saw...
