You certainly sent me to an unexpected place today, Lord -- the U.S. Army website, to learn about Special Forces Soldiers. I learned they are the specialized 'minutemen' of the Army -- highly trained and ready to go anywhere at a moment's notice. Their missions are sensitive in nature and often classified, ranging from Counter-Terrorism to...
Is it my imagination, Lord, or do we all crave encouragement of one kind or another? Even those who claim they don't need it (or anything/anyone outside of themselves)? I have seen what happens to people You have given me the privilege of encouraging. It may be someone I know and love. It may be...
The Road Less Traveled. Why would those be the very first words You put on my mind, Lord, when I opened my eyes this morning? It didn't take me long to find out. My first stop after getting out of bed was my computer. I had to look up that famous poem by Robert Frost...
When I look at the evening news, I can feel the enemy's temptation to despair. So much of what I see happening in the world is unprecedented. It is a new day and the weather outlook seems to be violent storms on every horizon. Israel was reborn as a nation -- reestablished as a Jewish state...
You must be "up to" something, Lord... because I remembered something I haven't thought about in years. It was a commercial for a Winter Olympics of long ago. The ski jumper had lost his balance on the downhill slope and, traveling at breakneck speeds (literally), crashed into (and over) the barricade alongside the ski jump...
Sometimes -- Often? Always? -- You something amazing, Lord... to express the magnitude of Your Love for us. Then, You go above and beyond that amazing thing... as if You aren't satisfied to just punctuate it with a "period," because it demands an "exclamation point"! Not because You must... but because You can! Like yesterday. I received...
A broken piece of soap. A resounding expression of LOVE. Some people think a "Miracle" must be a "Blind Man Given Sight" kind of thing.... or a "Dead Man Brought to Life." I have not seen a miracle of that kind (with my natural eyes). But I have seen many, many, of what I call...
How do I put You into words, Lord, when words cannot possibly capture the wonder -- the magnitude -- of You??? ""The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands... They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out...
I discovered a new "sense" today... all because of You, Lord. It's just been that kind of day. I am quite fond of the five senses You have given us -- each one a priceless Gift. To SEE countless shapes, textures and colors that take our breath away as they produce spectacular beauty. To HEAR rich sounds that convey...
I have often asked You, Lord, to not let my hours of sleep be only for my rest. To also use them as my classroom if You had something important to teach me. Last night, school was in session. I was dreaming. I was at a memorial service for someone I had loved dearly. There...
