Two doors. Two thrones. Both the doors are hinged. Both the thrones are filled. One door stands open while the other is closed. One throne exalts a King, while the other extends a royal invitation. You must keep your eye on the Man to distinguish between the two. For you see, He is present in all four instances. You can …
Advising God
“I don’t want to be God. But, I sure wish He would ask my advice sometimes.” Ever felt this way? But, life seldom unfolds as expected, and often, we would like to give God some pointers. Yet, who is truly qualified to give the directions? Someone who can make a plan, or the very One Who created every …
On Pondering and Pears
Remember my promise of a Mother/Daughter team? You were challenged earlier in the week by Tessa Shockey’s blog on danger and discipline. Today, we hear from her mom (and my long-time friend), Grace Lyn Shockey. Grace Lyn and I first met when Mark and I welcomed their little family of three to Taiwan, as language students. Grace Lyn loved …
Spiritual Vision
Did you know that you actually have two sets of eyes? One set is located on your face. They take in information from the world around you. The other set is located deep within. These function without cornea, retina and nerve endings. Your inner eyes are spiritual, made to look at things which are not seen by …

