It is raining right now. But the sky is a glorious, clear, brilliant blue this morning. The rain that is falling is leaves. I am watching them fall from the comfort of my sunroom. Every time I look up I see dozens and dozens of leaves fluttering softly and gently to the ground. I am... Continue Reading →
No Fool
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”Jim Elliot1927-1956 “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.”Mark 8:35 NKJV “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and... Continue Reading →
How Do You Do…
“This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I may make to God. Therefore, it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him. Here, not somewhere else, I may learn God’s way. In this job, not... Continue Reading →
Springtime
Today is the first day of spring. Springtime—the promise of new life. A fresh start. Resurrection! I love to watch the world come back to life after the deadness of winter. The trees bud and sprout new flowers and leaves, green blades of grass begin to peek out among the dead brown thatch, daffodils and... Continue Reading →
Try It. You’ll Like it!
There was an Alka Seltzer commercial back in the early 1970s that had the slogan in the title. It was to prove that even though you try something, and even if you like it, your stomach might like an Alka Seltzer afterwards, to deal with the consequences of your decision. Aren’t we often being told... Continue Reading →
VOW: Planned, Purposed, Promised
Verses of the Week “…I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ …I have spoken, and I will bring it... Continue Reading →
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