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Stuck in My Head: Content Dictates Focus
The tune in my head was not one I chose. My radio had been hijacked by my teenager. What I was soon to learn was that my mind had been hijacked as well. And it affected my focus. It began as I chauffeured my teen to strength and conditioning camp this summer. Normally, I listen…
Read More Mirror, Mirror: Memorize Me
Mirror, mirror, help me start, To hide this verse within my heart. Last summer I advocated a method to memorize Scripture—writing out the verse until I can write it from memory with no mistakes. I stand by that method, but I’ve found a great way to supplement it. At present, I’m tackling Habakkuk. When I…
Read More Wiggles and Worship
The wiggles. My kids were infected early. Squirming bodies. Kicking feet. Restless hands. Today I’m the one with the wiggles. Daily, God calls me to come. To sit with Him a while. And I want to—I just get the wiggles. Wiggle #1: The To-Do List It never shuts up. Ever. Like a toddler, it screams…
Read More Spiritual Meal Planning
We’re eating out more. Not that I mind cooking, I don’t. But the busy schedule makes it easier to pick something up instead. My favorite? Healthy fast food—unlike the burger my son could eat seven days a week. Spiritually, we often eat the same way. It’s easy to get hooked on a steady diet of…
Read More The Sovereignty of God: A Wake Up Call
Psalms. The Hebrew songbook. David wrote many, and we love the twenty-third psalm. But have you read Psalm 2 lately? Gee whiz. A top forty tune, this isn’t. If you ever wanted a perspective of the sovereignty of God and the world at large, take a look. Psalm 2 Why do the nations conspire and…
Read More Encouragement: Get Your Spurs On
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” (Hebrews 10:24 NIV) Samson was uncooperative. He trotted nicely, but when I called for a canter, he just wasn’t interested. Megan, my awesome riding instructor, handed me a short whip and told me to hold it on his shoulder.…
Read More Sin: It’s Illogical
Not for the first time, one of my children stood before me, caught in sin. Lines of Hershey’s syrup striped the beige carpet running the length of the couch. When faced with the question “Why?” or the ever popular “What were you thinking?” he answered, “I don’t know.” And you know what? That’s a scriptural…
Read More The Real Prison Bars
Slavery or submission? That’s our choice. And make no mistake, we are free to choose. Don’t like those choices? Let me flesh it out for you. Scripture makes it clear we will serve someone or something. Two forces contend for our loyalty. One is good. One is not. Check out this verse from Romans, “Don’t…
Read More Prison Bars or Guardrails: Understanding God
How are you at understanding God? What comes to mind when you hear these words? Rules. Commands. Laws. Restrictions? Limits? Or Safety. Freedom. I watch my teenager as we hash out rules, boundaries, and expectations. He sees prison bars. “The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and…
Read More Accurate Readings: Truth Revealed
6:00 a.m. (Yes. a.m.) I’m fumbling with the pool equipment. It’s swim lesson time, and I’m firing up the heater. Little kids don’t do well in cold water, so I warm it up—even in July. Funny how the weather affects the perception of the water temperature. If the day is Texas triple-digit hot, the water…
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