He has walked in ripped shoes. Off and on for 18 months. Until they have split along the sides. New ones bought; just not comfortable. So he keeps the old ones. Familiar. He's walked in his brothers shoes, too. On and off for 18 months. But they were too tight. Not his. Not the younger brother anymore. Yet not the oldest either. A hard place to be. A hard age to sort through such complex emotions. Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded ... View Post
Monday Musings
He talks about a heart change. About the bubbling that can spew from our mouths; a condition of our hearts. Another speaks of having every thought held captive. And my heart sours. These young people. So many. Once the youth in bible study and youth group. Now parents of small children. And I am taken back to the time when they were younger. How I loved their digging deep; their probing questions. And now here. When they are grown. Digging deep together. This is a gift. I usually teach. Not ... View Post
How Will This Story Unfold?
When I wake up in the land of Glory (Lyrics to Big Daddy Weaves, Yours Will Be) What was he thinking when he woke in the land of Glory? My red headed boy. The one who laughed rich. Blues eyes twinkling. Temper bubbling just below the surface as he wrestled with this world. Big strong hands like his daddy. These things. I think on. These things I miss. And with the Saints I will tell my story. Our story. Still not finished. His. So young. Completed. The thought still rips like a knife. Presses hard on my heart. Threatening to pull me under. So I ... View Post
You Know That Quiet Hush, Right After A Snow Fall? Yes, Me Too
The snow has fallen. The world transformed. The dirt and brown covered. A hush hovers. Expectancy. The quiet after a snowfall, A gift. I barely dare to take a breath. The wonderland; so beautiful. I close my eyes. I rest in this moment. I pause in the presence of a holy God. In awe of His creation. Such beauty. Each day I wrestle with what life should look like. What is my role? I think many of us do. What is my purpose? So much has changed. I will never be the ... View Post
What I Am Learning In The Silence
There is silence. Where I thought there would be conversations and sharing. There is very little. I struggle. I train my heart to pray. It is hard work. Silence is good. Silence is healthy. I am not a silent person. I fill space with words. I sort through life's hardships shattering silence. But here. Now. With one in heaven and two in Haiti. Silence follows me. Internet scarce. Silence. A sound foreign to me. Unsettling. Until. Until, I take notice. I see what God is trying ... View Post
Do You Have A Decent Source Of Water?
John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Water An integral part of our life. Without it; we can not survive. Yet there are nations that struggle. Clean drinking water - scarce. Their survival in the balance. Poverty a way of life. Needy. Jesus repeatedly used analogies involving water. It is something we all need. Crave. Can not live without. Yet, He ... View Post
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