Holy Father, My motivation in wanting to know You isn’t always from pure intention. I want increase, not decrease — joy, not pain — strength, not weakness. Your comforting joy attracts me, but I’m hesitant to explore Your grieving sorrow. Yet, You are more than a good-timing God. You are both Christmas and Easter. Fellowship with You necessitates both resurrection …
“Show me Your glory,” I sang. From the depths of my soul, I craved Him Or so I assumed. “Show me Your glory,” I asserted. And went to religion with pick and shovel as a gold miner Seeking his fortune. “Show me Your glory,” I maintained. Perseveringly. Determined. I exerted to find the interior, Desiring the depths, …
Sunday was not an unusual one as Sunday’s go. I got up, had my coffee with a short devotional, then readied myself for church with my peers. After church, Mark and I returned home, had left-overs and I took a nap. (I felt like I needed it as our two-year-old grandson had been with us for the past two weeks.) …
Once every hour, Philip Johnson’s house disappears. But, it wasn’t originally built that way. Philip completed his Connecticut home in 1949 to overlook the nearby pond. As an architect, Mr. Johnson designed this unique house specifically to live amidst the landscape. Constructed almost entirely of glass, the house brings the amazing woodland views into every room. Just imagine drinking …
Dear Mentor, I care too much about what other people think about me. I soar when I am complimented and despair when I am critiqued. I want to point people to Jesus, but often find myself taking the glory for myself first. What’s the key? …
Ever really think about the words that you sing on Sunday mornings? Do you really want to “surrender all”? Or do I actually want Him to “break my heart for what breaks His”? Hummmm…. Get settled in to read and be challenged by Karen Dilbeck‘s second guest post in her series on living out what we speak about. I know …
I am such a visual learner that it helps me to see the pieces of armor that we are talking about. Watch this video with me to get a better picture of the Righteousness that you wear when Christ is in your heart. 1. The Breastplate covered the heart and most of the other vital organs. …
Jesus, I’ve been thinking about the alabaster vial from which you were anointed (Matthew 26:7). Doubtless, the flask itself was ornately carved and had traveled from a great distance, as alabaster was native to Egypt not Israel. A calcite formation, ancient alabaster was usually from caves of stalagmitic limestone. Easily carved with a knife, how amazing it …
“And he scores for the opposing team!!!” I was at middle school basketball tournament when I heard the announcer utter these horrid words. Even though neither of the teams were mine, I could feel the embarrassment of the guilty 7th-grade turncoat. Certain that their team was going to loose the game anyway, this gangly boy had been brought …
