The bronze washbasin and its bronze pedestal were cast from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle—For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at […]
In my post, Some Bible Reading Pointers, I suggested a multi-genre way of reading the Bible, including some tips for getting the most out of it. One of those ideas was to take what you’ve read and connect-the-dots to formulate a ‘mini-devotional’. This is easier said than done. While in my mind I can see […]
High above a rocky stream bed, father and son step precariously along a fallen tree trunk, crossing steadily, balancing. We mothers look on holding our breaths, silencing our cautions (and anxious disapprovals) so they can concentrate and arrive safely at the other side Balance. It’s crucial. Walking this narrow walk of faith that culminates in […]
In unfamiliar territory winds and waves may veer a small boat off course. Without nautical charts to mark the rocks the little boat may ground on a hidden rock, punch a hole in its hull, and founder…Even if it escapes these perils, without a chart to indicate the pertinent landmarks it may miss its destination […]
It’s like fresh bread, dropped from heaven for our sustenance and delight. It’s like a hammer, that breaks the rocks of resistance in our lives to pieces, if we let it. (Or we can throw away the hammer. Re-think it. Re-word it. Re-move its hardness…to our own loss.)Jer.23:29 It is like a sword, a fine-tuned […]