“Do you have a minute?” The young woman at the mall kiosk approached eagerly, hoping to entice passerbys with her product. As I glanced at her small booth, I noticed the slick display included everything needed for renewed energy. Everything that is, except a chair. As I skirted past her counter, I remembered a Biblical work place …
Warfare Prayer
We have been inundated with so much bad news lately that it is difficult to keep our minds positive. Indeed, we are in a battle as the evil one seeks to make us his next meal. I don’t want it to be me or mine, how about you? So, I’d like to challenge you to commit to praying this prayer every …
The No-Waiting Line
I hate waiting. Yes, yes, I know how that I’m to wait on the Lord to gain new strength (Isaiah 40:31) and that I’m commanded to rest and wait patiently for Him (Psalm 37:7). I know that patience is a fruit of the Spirit. I know all that stuff. But that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m saying …
Faulty Feelings
Eight weeks ago, I cut my fingers. Three of them. On my dominate hand. Pretty badly. Eleven stitches which involved four hours. The recipe? Fingers added to hand-blender plus unexpected electricity. Yeah, I wouldn’t recommend it. They are healing quite nicely and I’m even typing now with all fingers…but I’m telling you, those three fingers still feel weird. The …
The Apokalypsis
Father, What is true revelation? In Greek, it is called “apokalypsis”: the laying bare, making naked, uncovering of that which was unknown. I desire for You to reveal Yourself to me. I’ve asked that the eyes of my heart would be enlightened and that I might know the mystery of Your will (Ephesians 1:18,9). But when You begin …
Fact or Feeling?
“The promise of His presence knows no limit and has nothing to do with how we feel.” Martha Kirk’s quote from her recent post keeps throbbing in my spirit. Indeed, we walk by faith, not by Sight or (2 Corinthians 5:7) Smell or Taste or Sound or Feeling. Each of those sensory perceptions are sourced from our …
Afraid of Being Judged?
Is this you? Actually, you aren’t alone. There is actually a specific anxiety disorder associated with just such a the fear. Thomas A. Richards, PhD., and psychologist says that “social anxiety is the fear … of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people…” With the risk of oversimplifying a complex problem, the Father reveals a starting …
On the Street Where I Live
I wanted to share with you a picture of my town. No, I didn’t use Instagram or some cool filter on my lens. We’d had one of those dust bowl days with wind gusts up to 35 miles an hour. And it really irked me. Something about seeing air – that is supposed to be transparent – …