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Fruit of the Spirit or Spiritual Gifts?
The Harry and David catalogs have hit my mailbox already, and it’s August as I write this post. Really? I don’t even want to think about Christmas yet. However, Harry and David turned my mind toward fruit and gifts. Kind of their specialty. God’s into fruit and gifts too. 1 Corinthians 13 gives a list…
Read More Making Impact: Where’s Your Spot?
Ancient Israel. Located southwest of the Fertile Crescent in the direct north/south, east/west traffic from Egypt to Assyria. Like the small one-light town you drive through on the way to somewhere else. Yet Israel’s location was strategic. God planned to impact the world through this tiny nation. We read of Abram’s call in Genesis 12…
Read More Make a Difference: Event or Adventure?
It’s fall, and the calendar is filling. Football games. Homecoming. Weddings. Events fill the tiny squares that make up life. My stress level rises with each addition. Until. Until I remember, it’s not the what that’s so important, it’s the who. Each event presents an opportunity to make a difference. To encourage. To pray. To…
Read More The Finish Line
Bang! The gun sounds. Runners burst from the blocks, and the race is on. All begin on equal footing, but soon the field spreads. Some surge ahead; others fall behind. Competitors battle for every inch, but, really, only one thing matters. The finish. A strong start or a bravely-fought middle mean nothing if you don’t…
Read More Overflow
Running water. What a blessing! I turn on the faucet, and out it comes. Sometimes the water is hot. Sometimes it’s cold. But the water is consistently clean and available. I think Jesus was like that. Consistent and available. When people drew near, He gave clean, clear water. Sometimes a hot rebuke. Sometimes a refreshingly…
Read More The Golden Boomerang
God’s golden boomerang. It zips and zings through Scripture. Sometimes I catch it and toss it back. Other times, it catches me, and I learn the hard way—again. The boomerang? It’s God’s principle of perfect justice. We see it in the Golden Rule, in reaping and sowing, and in God’s rewards and discipline. “Do not…
Read More Shaken, Not Stirred: Haggai’s Warning
“You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not…
Read More No Zzz’s With Zechariah
“So he said to me, ‘This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.’” Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) Put the novel down. Let me suggest the book of the prophet Zechariah for your summer reading. The latest video has nothing on Zech’s…
Read More Hashing Things Out with Habakkuk
Ever feel like hashing things out with God? Today’s political and cultural climate sends me to my knees, so I was looking forward to my class on Old Testament Prophets. They have much to say to 21st century America. One prophet stands out to me. His book is a favorite. Habakkuk. Small book. One of…
Read More Lamp Light
Lamps. They illuminate darkness. They give light. The first thing God spoke into existence was light, and the writers of Scripture use light imagery to describe Him. The prophet Habakkuk draws this picture of God, “His splendor is like the sunrise; rays flashed from His hand, where his power was hidden.” (Hab. 3:4 NIV) Light. Radiance.…
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