“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.” 2 Corinthians 12:7 Iwoke up with pain the day I needed to write this post. I could barely focus on the keyboard, let alone put my […]
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Psalm 145: 18 I hadn’t seen my dad in a few weeks. My busyness got in the way of visiting the patriarch of our family. I resolved myself to open the calendar to spend some time with him. […]
“Carry each other’s burdens.” -Galatians 6:2 NIV A tribute to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, our prayers go out to you. “But you, O Lord, be not far off; O my strength, come quickly to help me.” Psalm 22:19 “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; […]
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Crabgrass literally took over our yard this summer! Where Tall Fescue once flourished, the web-like tentacles grew. We tried to hold back the tide, but no such luck. With each weekly mowing, the […]
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord” Isaiah 55:8 I was having a spastic morning. One of those days where my thoughts were racing faster than my body could process. One of those days when I had a thousand things to do, and only […]
“You shall have no other gods before me.” Ex 20:3 Are you a sorter, placer, or bin user? I’m a sorter. Actually, to be more specific—a master bedroom, floor-using, pile-making, sorter. I’m curious what you are. This past Monday was laundry day. And not just regular laundry day, but the necessary kind of laundry […]
“The woman (answered) the serpent, ‘We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” Genesis 3:2-3 NIV (my emphasis) A stir-fry was on the […]
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Ph 4:8 Shut up, already!! Can you just be silent for a nanosecond? How do I listen for God’s answers to my quiet prayers […]
