For almost two weeks, the above verse has been floating in and out of my mind… Five little words, pretty easy to memorize. Extremely difficult to fulfill. We “serve” the Lord, working for Him, Scripture tells us, anytime we…
Yesterday morning, I slipped away a little before 6:30, kayak strapped into the back of my husband’s truck and drove the 6-minutes to our nearby little lake. It’s so close, yet I can count on one hand the…
…and sometimes this ?gets me into trouble! The problem with writing is that it requires words. Those words are linked together to create a sentence; then, one sentence links together with another and another to form a paragraph; and,…
Warning & FYI: this is the beginning of an after 4th of July lament that began a few weeks back. I’m mentally putting pieces of thoughts into one place – creating a file for handy reference. Perhaps this has…
A couple weeks back, I looked at this same passage. This morning, I find I am back again, zeroing in on the word “humble.” Jesus invites us, not just to take up His yoke, not just to discover…
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 Hands down, my favorite smell is fresh bread baking in…
While this isn’t an actual “I Am” statement of Jesus, this is an “I Am,” nevertheless. This week I was reading through Psalm 106, and my eyes stopped reading several times, because of one word. It is a sweet word. …
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your…
I am the good shepherd (John 10:11, 14)… While I haven’t spent a lot of time around sheep, I do know a few things about them. What I know sort of makes me resent this particular “I Am” statement……
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still…