You have chosen some amazing ways to speak to humanity, Lord. A burning bush that was not consumed. A fleece made wet with dew, while the surrounding ground was dry. A talking donkey. An entire sea parting to deliver Your people from certain death. Yesterday, You spoke to me in a much less dramatic --...
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...
There are so many moments like that, Lord. Those "If Only I Had a Camera" moments. Like the one I had this morning. A neon-yellow gold finch flew from our bird feeder to the bird bath in our front yard. Bright yellow against the grey metal. Made brighter still by the cloudless, sunlit sky. A...
May 20, 1987. Chronologically, my second birthday. Spiritually, my only Birthday! The day I opened my heart to You, Lord... for the very first time. Twenty-nine years ago... TODAY! I remember my words to You like I had spoken them just yesterday. "I don't know why You want me, Lord. But You came after me. I...
The skies were pale grey this morning. Or, at least, the dense cloud cover was. All the better to see the "wind chimes" You had placed forty feet off the ground, Lord. Two tall trees, side-by-side. One... a beech? The other, a poplar with its distinctive leaves. The beech stood stately and still. But the poplar? A...
Personified??? Well, technically, Skippy is not a person. She is our Baby... but she's our kitty, too. So would she be "Focus Kitty-fied"? :) Yesterday, she reminded me of Snoopy. The cartoon creation of Charles Schulz. Only one of Snoopy's poses, actually. Vulture Snoopy. :) The Consummate Predator. Sitting on his dog house, looking down....
What if I had not lost my childhood innocence at age 9? What if I had not stopped my abuser with a hot iron to his face? What if I had not worked so hard to get good grades, to prove I really was worth something? What if I had agreed with my high school...
Like a Ton of Bricks. That's how this cold hit me. I can't remember the last time I had a cold of any sort... much less, a "Cold of colds" like this one. Just days ago, I was in a meeting with dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Some of whom I hadn't seen in months....
Really, Lord? Yet another "exclamation point" to Your Kingship in this arena? Going even beyond the blessings I experienced in "King of Technology - Parts 1 & 2"??? How I love that You never cease to amaze me! What does "technology" mean, anyway? The scientific application of knowledge for practical purposes. Indeed! I was back...
It was my first flight in over a year. A two-day business trip a thousand miles away, with fellow Christian business owners. I decided to check my only bag. I did so just outside the airport, at the curbside check-in. A very nice man, who spoke with a Middle Eastern accent, wasted no time in...
