Do you often consider traveling to the best place you can think of … Hawaii? The Grand Canyon? The Mediterranean? The Alps? The Great Wall of China? During my teens I decided I most wanted to visit the Egyptian pyramids. I’d developed that interest after doing a hefty school project on the country of Egypt. It just seemed so very different […]
Weekly Devo
March 18
I love a good summary statement. I’m not thinking of the college entrance essay sort of summary statement that has many a potential Freshman quaking in their boots. This morning I’m thinking more of the one sentence that sums up what I’ve just read or heard or felt. Or what I desire. I remember being asked years ago […]
March 11
As I walked out of a local grocery store this week I happened to be behind a dad and daughter. The dad had grocery bag in one hand and with the other he held tightly to his daughter’s hand. She was giggly and wiggly, but Dad’s hold was strong as he steered her past both parked and […]
March 4
Where do you go when you are low? When your tank is empty. When your stores of energy and courage and steadiness have dipped, dipped too low to be measured – where do you go? In conversation with two remarkable women this week we searched for a certain verse and found it in Psalm 34. As I was […]
February 25
Within the past seven days I have had two routine annual personal appointments. One was with my tax accountant and the other was with my medical doctor. Both of these men have been my advisors for a long time, the accountant since 2011 and the doctor since 1998. Nowadays, much of such annual things could be handled […]
February 18
If you are following along in our Psalms and Proverbs series today, we are reading Psalms 73 in our workbooks. How is your study of the Psalms going? Is it making sense? Or are you frustrated with the poetry style of writing? Personally, I find that when I am reading poetry scripture, I have to […]
February 11
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 […]
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 […]