Psalm 34.8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! If you have read a message or two from me over past weeks or months, you may recognize that I love diving into the understanding of a word. Here’s the word on my mind today: charcuterie. As […]
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February 4
I just saw three daffodils in bloom in a neighbor’s front yard. In the first week of February! Delightful but concerning. What will happen when real February shows up? Will those lovely yellow blooms stand tall and resilient through the rain and wind and typical February temps? I hope so! But for now, they’re just spreading smiles and cheeriness. That’s their job […]
January 28
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to […]
January 21
Sometimes only for a season is something of significant import in your life. Like Barbie dolls maybe. Or butterfly nets. Or Sluggo. My older sister and I were crazy about our Barbie dolls for a couple of years. Then we moved on to . . . I’m not sure what. But I hadn’t thought much at all about Barbie dolls […]
January 14
In my growing up years, which shape so much of our later perceptions, the word “fool” was a simple yet gently chiding description of the boy on the school bus who dropped his lunch box in the mud puddle and then carried it dripping dirty wet dribbles all the way to the last seat on […]
January 7
The truth is knowing Jesus can change absolutely everything for you. No, your immediate circumstances may not be what you want them to be. But He can give you the strength and wisdom to navigate them, give you spiritual insight, and change your life for the better through them. He will also mold your character and heal your […]
December 31
We are on the upside now! December 21 marked the shortest day of the winter. The darkest day. On November 2, when we made the monumental (at least for some of us) shift from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, there were audible moans from many … It’s so dark! It’s dark at 430! I agree with my friends […]
December 24
This message will, I expect, arrive in your inbox on Christmas Eve or the day before. How are you doing in these not-yet-Christmas days? It can be an overfull season, can’t it? But not always. Sometimes it can feel not really very full at all. We can say (and truly believe) we want a more simple season. But […]