The seeds of discontent go deep inside me. I am restless, unsatisfied and no circumstance matters. The status quo has grown old and stale, and I am so, so weary of the same traditions Regurgitated in far too many different ways So they are palatable to the masses. New life should be new LIFE!!! We’ve […]
Category: Random Thoughts
No Substitute for Time
In the process of preparation, there is no substitute for time. This is true, whether you are preparing a meal, preparing for a journey, or preparing for battle. I thought it this morning when I was trying to clean my cup from yesterday’s breakfast. To get it truly clean required that I let it soak […]
True North
One’s moral compass should not be calibrated by the socially acceptable or civilly legislated standards of the day. True north is always, always God’s standards set in His word. When the Sanhedrin told Peter and John they should stop preaching Jesus, Peter’s response still holds true, “Whether it is right in the sight of God […]
How can I be a child again?
When I think about my childhood, all I can remember is trying to be older, more adult, part of the grown-up crowd. I spent most of my time listening to the grown-ups talk or reading to escape my childhood. I’m sure I must have played sometimes. I had toys and games, favorite dolls and stuffed […]
Comfort
Holy Spirit, Today the warm, gray clouds wrapped around us As we stared out the car window. I thought how really present I felt in the moment, Realized you hovered there quietly with me, Smiled to myself for the sheer pleasure of you. The grayness of the warm, moist, late spring day Felt like a […]
In The Moment (For John)
In the moment, When I sit and think of you, All the crazy recollections Give me bits and bytes of joy that lift my heart. In the moment, When I meditate on us, All the bumps along the way Make me glad we had each other for support. In the moment, When I contemplate and […]
Being Me
There really is no way to quantify, or qualify, the struggles I have been so deeply entwined inside the core of my being, my very selfness, so to speak. Sometimes words help. They used to help a lot more. These days…not so much. I find it difficult, almost impossible if I were honest, to articulate […]
unmerited favor
In my own weakest moments, I have never wondered if God exists. I have never ceased being grateful for all the things He has already done for me. But I do frequently wonder why He loves me, and I am often convinced that I do not deserve any action by Him on my behalf. Then […]
Grace
Author’s note: I don’t recall ever feeling quite so reluctant to share one of my poems before. I know this is quality stuff. I read it at church last week and a former English teacher practically gushed about it. Still, for some reason…I dunno. I’m mainly doing it because I feel I ought to, and […]
Anvil of God
Men’s souls are shaped on the anvil of God under the pressure of circumstance. It is only by bathing ourselves in the fire of His presence that we can become malleable enough to be molded into the shape He designed for us from the very beginning. Being hammered upon without enough heat to enable change […]