I remember reading once that the ancient Greeks punished murderers by tying their victims to the body of the one who was found guilty of the crime. Now, I don’t know if this is true or not, but it gave me an excellent visual of the weight and burden we carry with us when we do not forgive. …
My Busy, Busy Child
Come. Rest your head here on My Shoulder. You are tired…exhausted. Let Me be your Rest (Matthew 11:28). You are diligent in a lot of things. You remind Me of Martha in that way (Luke 10:40). But, has it ever occurred to you that really only One thing is necessary (Luke 10:42)? …The diligence of relaxing in …
The Sewage of the Soul
“I’ve never seen anything like that,” Mark announced. “Sewage was coming out the roof downspout!” The neighbors across the street had been experiencing some blockage in their septic system, so being the DIY types that they are, they had rented a sewage “snake” and were trying to alleviate the problem. It ended up that the obstacle was out …
Timing
Spirit-Wind living doesn’t only have an element of unpredictable direction, this life also includes unpredictable timing. Yet as humans, we are very concerned with time, aren’t we? The specific minute of our birth is recorded and, from that moment on, our lives revolve around hours, days and years. Granted, some of us are less regimented than others, but …
Spirit-Wind Living
I am very familiar with wind. I grew up with words like gusts and gale force and especially dread predictions of the “haboob” or wall of dust that frequents our area. So, when I discovered that the Greek word for “spirit” includes a definition meaning “a movement of air like the wind”, I sat up and took notice. …
Peacocks and Pathways
I took my seventeen-month-old grandson to Spirit Ranch yesterday. Not only does the property have a creek complete with fountains, it is also stocked with several families of peafowl. Judah, who is drawn to all living things, was mesmerized by the brightly colored peacocks. Not content to experience their beauty from a distance, Judah walked right up …
Ready for the Day
“They chose someone with no experience!” Alyssa wailed to her mother. The shock of the statement hit Scarlet as hard as it had her daughter. As a rising high school senior, Alyssa should have been a shoo-in for captain of the flag team. The only girl in her school with three years experience on flags, she had worked …
You Have a Choice
Picture a hurricane lamp globe. If we take it in hand and hold it horizontally, we would have an opening on the left side and one on the right. Let’s say that the hurricane represents our soul, the hub of our personality filled with emotions and thoughts. On one side, it is open and connected to our spirit …
So Why am I not Perfect?
Yesterday, I shared my first step of faith with you from my Mother’s point of view. As I think back to the years following, I find that although I accepted Jesus’ forgiveness of my past and future sins, I didn’t automatically become nice. Blurbs from my own childhood diary unearth my mischievous and selfish attitudes: January 6, …
A Letter from My Mother
I have a letter I want to share with you. It’s addressed to my Aunt “Payne” in my mother’s handwriting. On the last two pages, Mother tells her sister about my salvation experience as a six-year-old child. As I read over the words of this godly mom, I realize that hunger for more can begin through someone else’s prayers. …