Goodies that have escaped categorizing
“ I longed for the Reality of His Presence…. to actually SEE the working of God and to KNOW and EXPERIENCE Him more…”* So begins the testimony of a fellow that considered himself well-grounded in the Word, but as he pursued the wrong means and ends, his life and that of his family were […]
“Christmas morning” came and went. The baby grew to become a man. He was about His Father’s business and people began to glimpse what the Kingdom of God was about… Some were elated—a widow’s son is raised from the dead and the people proclaim: “God has visited His people!” (Lk.7:16). Others were confused—John the Baptist, […]
“Thank Goodness!” Countless times I’ve said this with little consciousness of its meaning. It’s usually uttered with some sense of relief that something has worked out well, (at least from my perspective!) but with no real acknowledgment of who I owe my thanks to… Yesterday I came across this historical tidbit, President George Washington’s 1789 […]
It’s an age-old battle, the same temptation that lurked in the wilderness when the food and water ran out: “Is God among us or not?!” the people cried. Never mind that He had promised to provide all their needs—His name was after all Jehovah-Jireh. Never mind that they hadn’t gotten around to asking for the […]
Reflective journaling has its place but sometimes it’s good to be jarred out of it and into the present… I picked up a little bottle yesterday wondering what it was…thinking it to be drops for ingesting, a potion of some sort. Had to chuckle when I read the label: “Anti-Reflective…” Ha! Just what I need […]