It was the mid-60s and I was miles away from home underneath my own kitchen table. Twice a year, I took this childhood journey of imagination whenever the new Sears and Roebuck catalog arrived. Not because of the wonder of go-go boots and dropped waists, but because the old catalog now belonged to me. The glamour lay not in the glossy, …
The Prayer House
“My house shall be a house of prayer” (Luke 19:26). Far too often we think this verse pertains to showing up to church on Sundays and making sure that someone voices a request to God. But in fact, the meaning is much closer to home. Look at the Greek meaning of the word “house” that Jesus used here. Although it …
The Preparation of a Holiday Heart
She was coming. Yes, I’d invited her, but I really hoped she’d be unable to come. After all, she intimidated me. Her clothes were better. Her house was bigger. Her lifestyle was best. And yet, it was Christmas. I was supposed to have peace and good will toward all – even her. So, as I had …
Suffering? No, Thank You.
Haven’t you enjoyed Karen’s posts? She returns with us again today with her frank discussion on something we all dread – suffering. Thanks, Karen. Missed either of Karen’s first two posts? For His Glory Laying Down My Life, Uh…Afternoon —————————— The things we say, the things we sing, the things we shout, but do we mean? ENTER THE WORSHIP …
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 …
The Trouble with Trouble, Part 3
Today, I want to revisit my pet calf, Trouble.(If you haven’t read the earlier posting on him, you’d probably ought to do so. Otherwise, you will think I have totally lost it!) What if I’d been able to change Trouble’s cow nature into a human one? Magically reaching down into him and transforming his desire to eat alfalfa into …