Written 9/24/2016 upon returning from New Room gathering..,,,,six years further down the road, having returned from another New Room, and the journey is still joyful: “I receive a periodical published by Baylor University called “Christian Reflection: A...
A sister-friend in Christ, Katherine, has a lovely thought on the top of her FB page. It made me stop and think today. Katherine’s header…… “Assume positive intent. Be kind. Learn something new everyday.” I think I’ve worked with addictive personalities...
What’s the difference between telling someone to “have a good day” and “have a blessed day”? Hmmmm…… A good day suggests a desire for another to experience a day with favorable circumstances and a positive outcome. A blessed day desires for another the...
What was the Scripture text for the sermon where you worshipped today? Ours was Psalm 71:12-18 “Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God to help me. May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace. As for...
We enjoy about as much of the Lord as we are willing to receive. “Discipleship requires staying power. We sign up for the duration. We do not graduate until heaven.” R.C. Sproul
Me: ( Mar 20,1997, exclaiming in early morning praise) “Surely, Lord, you have created the beauty of this world for your glory and my delight!” The Lord: (in a rather stunning, but gentle reply) “Tell others.” Me: “What am I to tell? To whom? How? Where? When?” The...
(8/21/22) A well known pastor has been known by many for his use of a phrase: “The Spirit of Jesus in me greets the Spirit of Jesus in you and brings us together in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen.” This week I was listening to one of the...
I had read my morning seedbed.com Daily Text Devo…. a reader’s personal testimony about God’s wonderful grace in reconciling a broken relationship with a daughter. It made me grateful that my own daughter, Charlotte, and I finally seem to have some...
It was of poverty of spirit that the Lord spoke to my heart in the midst of pain, hurt, and disappointment on a drive following what was to have been a joyful retreat with friends on a cruise ship in 2003 as I cried and prayed asking why such circumstances kept...
from Joni Eareckson Tada: “Spiritual leprosy: It is when your soul becomes hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. It is when you spiritually lose all sensation of pain, especially things that pain God. It’s where you become actually dull and deadened to...
