Is it time now?

Is it time now?

There’s a lot of unusual activity around the house. Whispered conversations. Extra shopping excursions. New music seems to be playing all day long. Then, the appearance of a big tree in the corner of the living room where the blue chair used to be. Delicious smells...
Best Thanksgiving Verse Ever

Best Thanksgiving Verse Ever

 “Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” Psalm 84:10 I love the visual of what the Lord is trying to communicate to us.  We might picture birds with their heads tilted back opening as wide as their little beaks can stretch, chirping wildly.  But I picture...
Victors, all!

Victors, all!

All those who run marathons, climb mountains, and/or compete in rigorous sports events like the Olympics, or even Ironman, have something in common: a desire to do everything necessary for the sheer pleasure of giving it their best shot. Of course, winning is the...
Answering the call

Answering the call

We are advertisement-besieged! Advertising for beauty and self-care products to vacation-of-a-lifetime cruises and everything in between. These promotional materials can appear on TV, radio, bumper stickers, highway billboards, those blown-in cards that fall,...
The Real Christmas Carol

The Real Christmas Carol

By Psalm 44      We were dead to begin with, dead as a doornail (Ephesians 2:1).  In life he was our business partner, Jacob (deceiver, aka our old nature).  The firm he built, Guilty &Guilty, forged the chains that bound us. We will...
Sit up and pay attention!

Sit up and pay attention!

It’s familiar territory for us to read about Jesus travelling around, speaking of the Kingdom being present, healing every sickness and delivering people from demonic activity. Of course. We know that. Today, we might hear of thousands coming to Jesus and being...