How do You do it, Lord? Show me something in a given moment... and explain it to me in the very next moment? "Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3) I had just posted my blog the other day. About how...
I had to chuckle, Lord, when Pastor Mark spoke about his early days in ministry. His first church plant ended in failure (his word). He was invited to lead a second church plant in another region of the country. His pain-ingrained, knee-jerk reaction was to say NO. But You're a hard One to say "no"...
We went to the Virginia State Special Olympics yesterday. An annual day of competition -- and celebration -- for special athletes with special abilities. Including a loved one in our own family. He was the youngest there... by far. But he had earned it, winning two first place finishes at his regional meet. He competed in...
We met our newest neighbor yesterday. Not exactly “met.” The word “saw” would be more accurate. He wasn’t particularly friendly. He just showed up at our back door and looked inside. He didn’t even knock. I was standing right next to the door doing laundry. He had to see me… right, Lord? But it didn’t...
You never cease to amaze me, Lord! And thankfully, You never will! It "blows my mind" to think that, even before You created the universe, You knew what I would be reading this morning. One more "something" to spur me on. To consider that those big thoughts swirling in my mind may be more than idle thoughts. Perhaps...
I hadn't even thought of my fleece yet. The fleece I would put out to ask if that "leading" I sensed yesterday was really from You, Lord. I had only just lifted the question to you: "Was that really You, Lord?" One hour later, I felt led to open my business email. Wow... You don't...
I don't have a "Bucket List." Thanks to You, Lord, I have forever to go to exotic places and do adventuresome things! Like You did after the Resurrection! "... when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you!'"...
I don't understand it, Lord. Certain people -- coalescing into a movement -- are advocating loudly that certain lives matter more than others. They are accusing law enforcement of pervasive and deadly actions borne of systemic racism. Yet the facts do not support their claims. The lives they claim to represent do matter. But the position of this "movement"...
It's a joke. About a man who was "sizing You up," Lord. He asked, "How long is a million years to You?" You said, "A million years is like a second." The man then asked, "How much is a million dollars to You?" You answered, "A million dollars is like a penny." The man smiled and...
You left me hanging yesterday, Lord. Maybe You had to... for my sake. So I could really process what You were trying to say. The importance and urgency of The Message. The Certainty and Assurance of Your Grace. You laid out The Rest of Your Story long ago. I awoke yesterday at sunrise, thinking about The Wonder...
