Life Thoughts TodayTu Que Habitas no Jardim [english subtitles] You who lives in the gardenmake me always go back to Yousurround me with Your long armsthat my only escape be Your embrace You turn my world so my sunsetcan last the whole dayI don’t need to waitthe turning of the day to meet You I’m running in […]
Blessed beyond measure. Cared for, beyond description. Seeing favor in ways & places far beyond what I deserve. And…sometimes still needing to pray for the ‘daily bread’ and basic financial provision to meet obligations each month. If those sound like opposites to you, I’m hoping this brief reflection will serve to re-arrange your thinking about […]
Leaping Over Walls “For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall.” Psalm 18:29 Recently, a neighbor asked the question of a group of us of whether or not we had backyard fences when we were children, and how that might have shaped our thinking in any way. […]
As 2022 dawns, fix your eyes anew on the Lord in devotion and adoration. You are hidden in Him. And in Him is everything you need. His steadfast love for you never ceases. His faithfulness towards you is unending and his mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22 – 24). God has a new start for all of us, […]
(cont. from October) Sharing more of my life’s journey would be easier if I hadn’t shredded all my journals. This mastication took place after a conversation with the English Department head. Upon telling him of the provision in my will ensuring my journals (very private writings) would be destroyed, he laughed out loud & said […]
Ground Conditions Perhaps you heard fleeting news about the rioting, looting, and burning rocking the country of South Africa last month. Less likely, but still possible, you might have heard about the violent political protests and the ensuing brutal governmental response in the smaller country of Swatini. These events were much more than a blip […]
Anyone moving forward in life has them. All who seek to grow spiritually will see them. Anyone desiring to become more and more like Jesus, to step into the fullness of God’s call on their life will hear them. The voices of the crows. The dissenters, detractors, accusers and condemners. The more you step forward, […]
We pray that we would not be left alone like broken vines but that we would be knitted together in love. Help us to cast away bitterness and anger that separate us from you and from each other. Bind us together as a family so that we can show the greatness and beauty of the […]
The cut was small, but we all know that even small cuts can hurt! I was mostly frustrated at the interruption in my schedule and quickly wrapped a Band-Aid around my still stinging finger. I was no longer a whimpering and fearful child needing the reassurance of a parent that it would get better, but […]
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