Practice the Past
I woke up thinking about Her. I would really rather NOT think about Her because there is not a lot of pleasure associated with thinking about Her. There is a lot...
Butterfly Breakfast and a Benediction
I love my screened porch, especially in the mornings. Because our lot is next to a green belt that follows a creek bed, I look out into a forest of...
Reasons to Fear Not
Monday started with a pretty regular To Do list: plant flowers & weed by the old barrel water fountain order birthday present for Mr. E send speaker's photo to Jim...
Delight or Duty
Someone suggested to me recently that we Christians may be sending false messages about our God because we are confused about duty and delight. Really? How would that send a wrong message...
Ancient Word; Anchoring Words
When the amount of uncertainty swirls around us as it has in recent days, I am so grateful that the God who created the universe has communicated to us directly. I am so thankful...
The Beauty of the Broken
The beauty of the broken is found beyond this place And all of us are broken - in need of healing grace The fact that we encounter brokenness shouldn't...
Reunions: Joyful Exhaustion
Joyful Exhaustion. Or maybe ... Exhausting Joy. That's the only way I can think to describe how the college reunion left me. I don't remember being so exhausted by pure joy, except at the...
Protecting the Precious
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. Proverbs 17:12 At our house we call it OMDB. Over. My. Dead....
Spring Break Tears and the Scent of Heaven
Spring Break of '73 came with mixed emotions. Excitement - because our touring music group was going to visit Mount Vernon and the Atlantic coastline and have time in New York City ... but also -...
May God enable me to know His power, believe His promises, pursue His ways