Dancing with Butterflies
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed (John 8:36–NIV). On Saturday, my parents proudly showed us their latest project–a monarch butterfly habitat where several chrysalides already hung from the wire roof and one monarch, having emerged the day before, pumped…
“If / Then” — See You At The Pole ’19
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land” (II Chronicles 7:14). This passage of scripture…
50–A Year of Jubilee!
Consecrate the 50th year and proclaim liberty throughout the land… It shall be a jubilee for you… The 50th year shall be a jubilee for you… For it is a jubilee and is to be holy for you… (From Leviticus 25:10-12). Two things I’ve learned…
How?
“… to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair… (from Isaiah 61:2b, 3). How?…
God Shines Best Through Brokenness
Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world — Selah (Psalm 46:10–NLT). This morning, I opened a cupboard and something fell from the shelf–smashing into pieces on the kitchen floor. Leaning over to see…
Monica–God’s Flower, My Friend
“Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear; Forget [other] people… The King is enthralled with your beauty; honor Him, for He is your Lord” (Psalm 45:10, 11–NIV). Preparing flowers for the fair, I cut a plethora to carry into the house. Inside, I began to…
If These Walls… (Finale)
“… and the two shall become one” (Mark 10:8a). If these walls If these old walls could speak.. The only time Bill and I were supposed to see Amy Grant in concert we missed it because we were fighting. One of the hard and ugly…
Pray 4 Me
But now, this is what the LORD says–He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I summoned you by name; you are Mine (The Prophet Isaiah 43:1–NIV). We don’t always know how or why certain…
Rivers of Living Water
“Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from [their] heart’.” (John 7:38–NLT) We arrived just as we’d been promised–a helicopter delivering our group directly atop the 800-year old Taku Glacier some twenty miles outside…
Abundant Harvest from the Compost Pile
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23a–NIV). The fruit… Paul didn’t write here, “The fruits of the Spirit…” but rather “The fruit…” Singular. But when counted, aren’t there nine? 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8… Yep, nine! Why, I wonder,…