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Unraveled
What happens when the tie that binds comes untied? While God knit David and Jonathan together in 1 Samuel 18, in that same chapter, Saul unraveled. Perfect stitches pulled by an unseen hand. In 1 Samuel 15, God removed His Spirit due to Saul’s repeated disobedience. If the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,…
Read More Extreme Thirst
Camels have extreme thirst. They can drink 30-40 gallons at a time. I think my puppy is part camel. When he drinks, he flops down, wraps his paws around the bowl, and plunges his head in the water dish. Sometimes he goes to the Texas-sized water bowl (the pool) for a drink. He’ll jump in—slurping…
Read More Top Dog
Alpha male. Dominator. Top dog. On social media. In the corporate race. At church. Being top in your field is admirable. No one argues with dedication to excellence, self-discipline, and a high level of mastery. Unless. Unless it comes with a heaping dose of arrogance. I brought my new puppy home last week. My sixty-pound…
Read More Walking on Water: When You Need to Reach
Workout of the Week: Walking on Water: When You Need to Reach Memory Verse: “Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’” Matthew 14:31 NIV Meditation Passage: Matthew 14:28-33 Just Do It: Reach For Him. Overwhelmed. Underwater without scuba gear. Desperate for firm footing.…
Read More God’s Plan: It’s Bigger Than the Vote
Election Day. Finally. Regardless of the results, let’s focus on two things: God is sovereign, and He can use ungodly people to accomplish His purposes. Though Hebrews 11 is filled with Hall of Faith heroes, Scripture is filled with outside–the-box, even outside-the-faith people used to accomplish God’s plan. Check out this line-up: Egyptian pharaohs. Joseph’s…
Read More Is His Truth Yours?
What is truth? Pilate’s question has become mine, though I’ve amended it. What is my truth? The amendment, however, is faulty. There is no my truth or your truth, though our culture grasps such terms in an effort to justify its choices. The fact remains. There is one truth and one truth only. We either…
Read More Don’t Ask Why, Remember Who
“No one is good—except God alone,” Jesus says in Mark 10:18 (NIV). Yet, He also tells us there will be times when He appears anything but. That’s when trusting God gets tough. Several weeks ago, a dear friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her daughter fought a similar battle a few years earlier at the…
Read More 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 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 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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