Deference
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to… Continue Reading
Intimacy
Fear Not
With my ear pressed to the door, I hear Him saying. “Fear not.” Fear not? Oh, my Lord! With tears falling I prayed, “say that again for me?” And He does, slowly, over and over, adding finally, “Be strong and… Continue Reading
Facebook posts over the past six months…
Some thoughts I shared on Facebook over the past six months, starting with the most recent. I was very much encouraged. Check out your own history, it might happily surprise you, too. “Every place that the sole of your foot… Continue Reading
Don’t Settle for the Sunset
When I was a kid I had an Oldsmobile 88, a big car that held eight easily for drives out to Chestnut Ridge Park. Beer, football, flirting. On the way home, late at night, we would stop out in the… Continue Reading
The Gate
I was raised Roman Catholic and “communion” was “holy.” More than once in the first decade of being a Christian I was overwhelmed at how fully we could participate in this now commemoration, then sacred sacrament. It was in bible school,… Continue Reading
The Mother Side of God
Jeff asked me to write up what I shared last week. For some of us, the image of God as Father is not helpful. During the week I was reminded of an alternative to seeing God as Father by the inspiring… Continue Reading
Thinking about Grace
The workbook asked me to read Matt 20:1-15 and then to define grace. I didn’t want to give a canned answer, so I prayed, read the passage a few times and then started a story. Stories help me think. I… Continue Reading
Filled with the Holy Spirit
“Each of us is as full of the Spirit as we really want to be” -Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership (p. 82). Do we, indeed, have not because we ask not? In describing how the Lord will grant to us the… Continue Reading
Silent Stumbling Footsteps
“Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.” Mark 11:2 With a defiant dignity, you… Continue Reading
Santa’s Cookie Crumbs
With great care and anticipation, we placed two cookies on a small, flowered plate. We set these alongside a glass of milk on the table near the tree. You know, just in case Santa needed a snack as he worked… Continue Reading