We're going fishing today. I can hardly wait! It's the last day of Snook Season. It doesn't open again until March. Snook is my favorite fish to catch... and eat! It's hard to catch. Wary... not easily fooled or coaxed onto a hook. Fights like crazy... even jumping out of the water to throw the...
I love how Your mind works, Lord. I don't always understand it... but I love it just the same. :) Like how You choose to arm us for battle. Because we're at war... whether we realize it or not. "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring...
Three campfires have been blazing recently. In my own life and/or the lives of those I love. The first is a global campfire. Tens of thousands around the world gather every morning to listen to Your Word, Lord... and to pray for each other. Who would have ever imagined that technology -- a cell phone...
"Do you swear to tell The Truth, the Whole Truth and nothing but The Truth... so help you, God?" "So help me, God." It's what witnesses swear whenever they take the stand in any courtroom. Where the stakes are significant. Where their testimony can lead others to a conclusion that can mean Conviction. Or not. Win or Lose....
Ahhh... What could be more delicious, Lord?! I came to this two-day meeting expectant. Wanting -- needing -- a dose of En-COURAGE-ment. I got a cupFULL, Beloved... and chugged it down! "Whoever is thirsty, come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of Living Water will flow from within...
Sometimes, Lord, You leave me speechless. Like when You weave a tapestry together -- a masterpiece -- with the words You give us to share with others who need words from You. With the words You send directly to each of us, in personal and powerful ways that need no intermediary. No one does this like You,...
You were so right, Lord. It's amazing how You empower us to be Your witnesses! "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8) Maybe that's why I love...
Most power plays are short-sighted... aren't they, Lord? They deal with the Here and Now. The Me Above All. The Take Control At All Costs. Maybe "short-sighted" isn't the right term at all. Maybe "blind" is better suited. Deny The Truth. Shore Up The Defenses. Divide and Conquer The Reason-able. What a lonely -- and...
Marks that cannot be removed. Marks that cannot be forgotten. Indelible. That's what 9/11 -- September 11 -- is for me, Lord. Perhaps for all of us who were alive That Day fifteen years ago. Alive and touched in ways that cannot be untouched. That Day when our nation was attacked as never before. When...
I couldn't believe my eyes, Lord! Actually, I could. I had to. Because what I saw was unmistakable! I just couldn't imagine how what I saw had come to be. I had walked out our back door, heading for my car. But a familiar, oh-so-subtle "heart prompting" stopped me in my tracks. So I would...
