“Repeat after me. ‘Ruh-now.’ After a month and a half of Mandarin classes, I was accustomed to the drill. When Lu LaoShr introduced new vocabulary words, we were to repeat them before learning what we’d said. “Ruh-now,” I recited, thankful this one didn’t include that tongue twisting “jrz” sound. Using only Chinese words I already knew, Lu LaoShr began …
The Spirit’s-Eye View
Reading glasses. A personal friend of mine. Our relationship began sometime within my fortieth year. I’ve noticed that within two years either side of this big birthday, most people begin to trombone their literature as their eyesight begins to change. Indeed, “our outer man is decaying.” (2 Corinthians 4:16) But, in all honesty, that’s a good thing. …
The Appearance of Wisdom
July, 1991. Mark was scheduled to speak at an out-of-state training event, so the girls and I opted to tag along. Since the conference was held at a conservative Christian campsite, I’d planned plenty of outdoor adventure. The country-girl in me was excited to introduce my city-kids to wildlife and fresh air. What I hadn’t counted on were …
Whatcha Lookin’ At?
The job of our physical eye is to gather information from the world and transfer the images back into our body. So did you know that (in Christ) your spiritual eye gathers information from His Spirit and transfers it into your spirit? Think about how wavelengths of light enter the eye of the body. The image is transmitted …
When It’s Really, Really Dark
Paula was one of my best friends in college. We met because she needed a ride across town. You see, I had a little car. And Paula had her guide dog, Lena. I must admit that in the first few months of our friendship, Paula’s blindness was far more of a handicap for me than it was for …
Dual Dimensions
As believers, we are people who live in one dimension and yet hail from another. It’s a difficult concept to deal with, but if we can grasp clearly the duality of our current existence, it helps us walk on a firmer foundation. I remember reading Alice and the Looking Glass as a child. I was memorized by the …
Blind at Birth
As a little girl, I knew two unarguable truths about cats. They were good at catching mice. They were good at reproducing themselves. Both were important to me because I hated mice and loved kittens. Our mama cat most often obliged me by having her litter in the dog house where I could easily find the kittens. …
Clear or Partly Cloudy?
“’What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him. The blind man said, ‘Rabbi, I want to see.’ ‘Go,’ said Jesus, ‘your faith has healed you.’ Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.” (Mark 10:51-52) “They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him…When …
Time to Adjust
John the Baptist was an amazing man, wasn’t he? He was humble: (“He (Jesus) must increase, but I must decrease.”) He understood spiritual principles. (“A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.”) He could see behind the spiritual divide. (“And the next day he (John) saw Jesus coming to him, and said, …
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