Things supernatural just can't BE. Can they? Not if we're logical. Clear, sound reasoning should be the lens through which we "order" the world. Shouldn't it? But what about those "things" that don't fit into my earthly Logic Box? Or maybe everything is logical... just in a different way. Even the supernatural. Like coincidence. Which...
Not ozone-filled sky-high air, whose self-perpetuating rainstorms are turning our vegetable-garden-to-be into a mud pit. Not exhaust-filled earthbound air that, in this rural paradise, is merely a distant memory from city-days-gone-by. Not oxygen-thin mountaintop air that produces gasps where spectacular beauty and laboring lungs meet. No. The air I breathe today is Rare... and Abundant. Here... and Everywhere....
That's what Your kind of Transformation is... isn't it, Lord? A Son-burn on the inside. ""... [Jesus] will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Matthew 3:11) A complete, major, thorough change into someone or something different. An extreme, radical change. "... the old has gone, the new is here!" (James 5:17) You have called me...
I love these seasons, Lord. Seasons of Being. Seasons of Becoming. Being Yours. Becoming more... of all You have desired since You created the heavens and the earth. For Your Glory. For those You have destined me to love toward You. For my blessing, now and forever. Who am I that You would even think of me,...
You are The Key, Lord. To Every Door. Every Time. How do we get that Truth out of our heads and into our hearts? Then out of our hearts and into our grasp? Cloudless Transparency. (We cannot target what we cannot see). Fearless Honesty. (We cannot change what we will not admit). Rudderless Affection. (We cannot...
Real Transformation. Lasting Change. True Freedom. "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My Voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him and he with Me." (Revelation 3:20) A Desperate Longing. An Elusive Dream. A Certain Hope. A Sacred Gift. "If anyone hears My...
By the time it was over, I was trembling. Literally. I have trembled before, Lord. But right after church? Our pastor's message pierced me to the core. It was about praying more boldly. My note-taking could not keep up with the profound truths he was speaking. By Your Spirit, of course. Speaking to me. I...
I can hardly wait for tomorrow, Lord. Tomorrow... Good Friday. And my annual tradition -- my own private viewing of "The Passion." The movie produced years ago by Mel Gibson. It shakes me to the core every time I see it. I want it to shake me. I need it to shake me. To remind...
I had never eaten one until two weeks ago. Specks. Also known as "Crappie." Small, delicate fish caught in freshwater lakes. And beautiful, too! Two weeks ago, we had a feast! An old-fashioned fish fry, thanks to the fishing prowess of our neighbor and friend. I had never tasted anything like those specks. So delicious, I savored every bite!...
I turn 65 later this year. Woo Hoo! :) I called the Social Security Administration the other day to ask some basic questions and schedule an appointment. I could have found my answers and signed up online, avoiding the need for an appointment altogether. Silly me. I wanted to speak with a real person. Call me Old...
