You Sure Know How to Pick Them… !

People ask me how I find my clients, Lord.  I know it is always You who directs our steps, so we both come to know You intend for us to journey together for a season.  But this morning… You used an approach You have never used before. In my quiet time, You led me to

The Power of One…

You said a mouthful, Lord, when You were just hours away from Your suffering and death on the Cross. “A new command I give you:  Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”  (John 13:34-35)

Speak Life!

Heart disease is the Number One Killer in this nation.  Is it any wonder?  Words are clues.  Clues to the heart. “… for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.”  (Luke 6:45) I have heard a lot of “I statements” lately.  Statements that come out of one heart… I wish…  I want…  I long…

Small… But Mighty!

We were sitting by a big lake.  The wind was blowing; so much so, there were actually waves hitting the beach. I had never seen waves at this particular beach before… so I knew it must be significant.  It reminded me of something a teenage girl said recently within my hearing.  You spoke something to

Talking to My Dry Bones…

Wow, Lord.  How is it possible?  Sometimes Your still small whisper comes in the middle of the loudest and most exuberant praise music. Like this morning, when I decided to visit a different church for worship.  The praise music was captivating.  It wasn’t long before I felt swept away from the cares of the world

Going for Broke…

Risking everything.  Trying as hard as possible to succeed against great odds. Apparently, this expression was first coined as the motto of a World War II Japanese-American military unit.  Funny how that military context brings into sharp focus the urgency of certain lifestyle choices and their potential consequences.  Is it ever as “simple” as kill or be

Learning to Wait…

Sometimes You are way ahead of me, Lord. “Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.”  (Isaiah 65:24) I know the context of this Word is after Your return to Earth, Lord… when You create the New Heaven and the New Earth and come to rule as King of

Once I Was Blind, But Now…

Sometimes, Lord, You are not content to just whisper to me.  Sometimes, Your messages overwhelm my senses with 3-D Technicolor and Sensurround!!! Like today.  I was sitting on our front porch with a precious sister-in-Christ.  She had come to talk with me about significant burdens — not just her own personally, but the burdens she feels for

Reporting For Duty

I have been feeling like a “placeholder,” Lord.  Not in general… but in one particular, priceless arena. I was asked to step into a space that was supposed to be held by another.  Another who had stepped away unexpectedly, for one or a million reasons.  Another who was supposed to step back in… but who

When Will It Be My Turn?

Oh, Abba… I am a puddle of tears! I don’t hang out much on Facebook.  But tonight, after just a few minutes of “surfing” through the latest “news stories,” I had a vision of The Future. What I saw was a video of surprise reunions.  Service men and women being reunited with their children. Soldier