Choosing a word of the year is all the rage. But it's not me. It's not how I think, plan. I don't like to do things because others are doing them. I don't want to label myself with a word, forget about it, and live out the year. But a word came anyway, despite my objection that I don't do words ... read more
The Long Journey of Advent and the Rest at the End
A journey eighty miles long and a load that grows larger each day. Sticks gouging sandaled feet. Blisters, hunger, and dust. More dust. Then rain. And mud. Strangers with stares that threaten peace of mind and lead to one-eye-open sleep. Hard ground beneath and the sky as a blanket. After such an ... read more
What We Really Need
Sometimes we don't know what to do, and we pray for discernment. Other times, we pray for discernment, but it's an excuse. We already know what to do, but we lack the courage to do it. That was the issue with my hero in One Plus One Equals Trouble. He had a decision to make, and he knew the ... read more
Steadfast
I woke up this morning praying for encouragement in a sort of desperate, oh my do I have to get out of bed, way. And quickly repented. I didn't need encouragement. I needed Presence. Him. The Godhead. I needed more than blessings. I needed the Source. Then I read this, "Therefore, my beloved ... read more
Numbering Our Days
1 Chronicles 1 and 2 The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, ... read more
Death in the Pot: Thoughts on 2 Kings 4:38-41
Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these men." One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild vine. He gathered some of ... read more
The Sought-After: Ezekiel 36 and the New Covenant
"For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit ... read more
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