The light is shining through

The light is shining through

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”  Isaiah 55:8, NLT I’ve read and heard and sermonized on these words more times than I can count. Beautiful words about God’s sovereignty....
Found in the waiting

Found in the waiting

I don’t deal well with pain. For the rare headache, I keep pain pills on hand. For tooth pain, I know a dentist who’ll find a solution. For a cold or the flu, well, there are pills, too.  For nerve pain, a different doctor and a different Rx. For a badly sprained...
The unending in-between

The unending in-between

Today is already Day 38 of the 40 days Jesus spent with his disciples before going home to his Father. The clock is ticking unbeknownst to this excited band of followers who are still getting accustomed to having him back. Even at this late hour, all are eagerly...
Ducks all in a row

Ducks all in a row

Dominoes was a popular game at our house, first double sixes, then double twelves, then colored-pip double twelves. Somehow along the way, I heard about standing the tiles on end, one after the other, then knocking the first one into the second, and watching the whole...
We hear the clock ticking

We hear the clock ticking

Waiting impacts our precious commodity called time. Nothing makes us more jittery than when we sense its waste. And because we value time on a par with gold bullion, non-productivity can seem the equivalent of a personal bank heist. So, pity help the one who appears...