Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: “We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love, and of God’s coming at Christmas, that we no longer tend to feel the shiver of awe that God’s coming should arouse in…
I chased a bible-rabbit the other morning, and landed in 1 Thessalonians, chapter 4. As the chase wound down, I caught my breath, while contemplating verse 18 and the Apostle Paul’s mandate: “Therefore, encourage one another with these words.”…
Ten were healed. All lepers. Their skin ulcerated…issuing a foul discharge. Eyebrows probably gone. Vocal chords thinning, leaving a raspy/hoarse voice. Nerve endings numb (which in many cases left them with missing fingers or toes)… Eyes glazed over &…
When? How? Who? Where? Psalm 150 is practically a complete handbook on worship. When? Anytime! How? With whatever instrument of praise is handy! Who? Everyone! Where? Anywhere! From God’s sanctuary on earth to His firmament above…from the mountains to…
Note: This was supposed to be last week’s blog entry, but because I couldn’t get connected to internet in Papua New Guinea, it sat in my inbox, and I could never update the blog. So, this is a follow-up…
I was asked the other day (following a discussion on the reliability of Scripture, the need for knowing, searching, hiding, and living the Word-of-the-Lord), this question: Do you worship the Bible, or do you worship the God of the…
In one week I leave for Papua New Guinea, where I’ll be speaking at two back-to-back retreats for Thrive, an organization whose goal is to spoil missionary women. This will be my sixth retreat. I love volunteering, mostly because…
For the past couple of years, these two words have popped up regularly in books, in messages, in blogs, in the Word of God, and, in thought: Pay attention… So I am. I’m paying more attention to God-sightings. I’m…
Years ago, I was challenged to seek the Lord, and, then, to write a mission statement for my life… It came together rather easily as I prayerfully funneled my strengths, spiritual gifts, passions, and Scripture all the way down…
I was wading through Psalm 115 just the other morning. It begins with heart-felt words that I pray often: I truly desire that my life glorify God…it is, after all, the purpose behind my existence (Isaiah 43:7). Psalm 115…