The sunset was beautiful this evening. At least I think it was. There was so much stuff in the way it was hard to see it. But I could see enough to know there was beauty there, even if the worldly stuff was in the way. Just imagine what it would have looked like if […]
Peering past the cradle of creation, God saw the claws of evil sink deep into the stories of so many yet to come. Evil spirits, long sent in exile, Would pile their garbage on a beautiful world, invoking rash behavior from all but One. Prophets penning clues of our salvation, Spoke of apples and sins
Over the course of my life, there have been several occasions where I have been acutely aware of something very bad almost happening. This morning, I experienced it again. Every time it happens, I have questions. Was it coincidence? Was I lucky? Blessed? Miraculously spared? If so, why me and not others? Why this time?
Should we aspire to pass every test? What if we are not ready for the work? What if we are not up to the work’s challenge, lacking skills measured by the test, which are needed to conquer it? Would I prefer to fail the test, or the challenge for which it measures my readiness? Are
I have dreamed of a time when my heart is nestled safely in Faith’s home. Where there is not a degree of space for doubt to live nor opportunity for its conniving hand to come knocking. In my vision, I would stay in this home for a lifetime, my feet graced by a floor becoming
It is so refreshing, and necessary, to get away from the stresses of life. To relax in solitude, or blend in to the crowd and live life in the slow lane. We all need it. However, I am convinced that it is not the place we were meant to live on a regular basis. Not
There are times when I have felt overwhelmed. Most of those times, it was because there was just more going on than I could handle. This morning I found this bit of scripture, which brings a whole new perspective to being overwhelmed. Hallelujah! An evil person suffers much pain, but the Lord ’s faithfulness overwhelms
He sat in the corner of the fast food restaurant, squeezing the contents of a handful of ketchup packets onto his tray. When he finished emptying the last packet, he quietly rose from his seat and went to the counter for another hand full of ketchup packets, then back to his seat, where he opened
A coworker / neighbor / friend of mine writes a blog I like to read. She also participates in a writing exercise where one takes a list of words and uses them in a poem or short prose. I decided to give it a try, maybe bending the rules (or taking the easy way) by
For us living in the USA, today is Independence Day. It is the day when we celebrate our declaration of independence from England. We celebrate it because independence is a big thing for us in the US. We are proud of our independence. That self reliant leave-me-alone-I-can-take-care-of-myself kind of spirit. Today we shoot fireworks to