We were eating lunch today, sitting at our dining room table, looking out into our back yard. A gentle breeze passed through the trees, making the leaves dance. Our very first thought was: "Look! Wind to pollinate our corn!" That got me thinking. Is that true for all farmers, Lord? Whenever they take note of any...
I had to look it up, Lord! I had to know the beneficial effects of Hyberbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy (HBOT). The list of benefits is impressive (or, rather, the claims of benefits I read on Internet sites). :) According to those sites, for example: 1. HBOT greatly increases the oxygen concentration in all body tissues,...
One Choice At A Time. That's where freedom is found... isn't it, Lord? Because that's where Life happens. Not in decades or years or days or even hours. Life happens in moments -- moments of choice. "I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your...
How did I ever get on this topic, Lord? Is it because the new Pampered Chef garlic press arrived today? My favorite garlic press in the whole world! I don't know. But it did get me thinking about recipes... Seven Recipes for Failure in Life: 1) Ready, Fire, Aim! 2) Talking before you think. 3)...
I used to like to ride my bike with my earphones on. Singing songs of praise to You, Lord. Filling my heart with worship. Then I realized: Although it was good that I was sending my heartfelt thoughts to You, I was not receiving whatver You might want to send to me. So I opted...
God-given Provision. Supernatural Sustenance. Worship-provoking Deliverance. "He brought you water out of hard rock. He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness... to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you." (Deuteronomy 8:15b-16) Today's unexpected news about a tax refund. Totally amazing! Totally needed! Today's affirmation of a...
By Your Grace, I used to help corporate leadership teams "Dream Big" -- setting visions that would pull their employees and, therefore, their companies into the future, with positive energy. Visions to be Bigger, Better, Number One, the Only One. I say "by Your Grace" because I didn't know You back then. Yet even then,...
The Wisdom of The Ages: If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I downloaded some free client-development material yesterday. It was written by a coach who makes a seven-figure annual income. He claims to be the highest paid coach on earth. The material he shared includes some of what he has learned...
How often do I use the word "amazing" to describe You, Lord? Or to acknowledge Your attributes -- like amazing Grace? At least once every day? Every hour??? Today, I looked up that word in Google's online dictionary. Mostly, because You did it again yesterday -- something amazing -- and I wanted to savor the fullness...
Today's "encounter" with You, Lord, had nothing to do with nature. In fact, it was beyond "nature" or anything "natural." It was supernatural. I wasn't "doing" anything. I was simply reading Your Word. Amazing how something so simple can become so profound. Almost as if it [Your Word] had its own agenda. It did......
