This morning, I picked up the little book of Puritan Prayers, Valley of Vision. I have loved the prayers in this book! However, today I stopped after reading these words: “Give me perpetual broken-heartedness. Keep me always clinging to…
I will sing a new song to you, O God…to the One who gives victory… (Psalm 144:9a, 10a) As is my new habit, I went running this morning. However, along the way, in spite of the music pumping through…
I jotted down the following quote this week. I don’t know who said it, or even where I found it. Perhaps it was on someone’s FaceBook page, among the many pearls of wisdom I read (and some not so…
As the New Year unfolded, I was challenged anew, with Jesus’ instruction to Martha (I am a Martha) in Luke 10:41-42: Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things (who me?); but only one thing is…
I’m afraid I’m still in a New-Year –reflection-mode… and still working on that action plan that we talked about last week. This morning I read through Psalm 145. From David’s pen, I formed a spiritual roadmap for 2012. I…
In the beginning God created…And by the seventh day God completed His work, which He had done; and He rested (Genesis 1:1, Genesis 2:2) The past couple of weeks have provided a much needed, restful vacation following a full,…
The Reason-of-Christmas stood before a disheartened woman at a well in Samaria (John 4) and said these words, “If only you knew the gift of God…” I would love to go back in a time machine to view that…
John 15:22 begins with these words by Jesus, “If I had not come…” Have you ever thought about that? Christmas is just around the corner. The “season” has been in the air since Halloween was over. Every year, we…
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Thanksgiving? Over! Christmas? On the…
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener… I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can…