I took a walk down to the edge of the lake this afternoon. Considering our house is only a matter of feet from said lake, that doesn’t sound like much of an accomplishment. But it was the first time I have been out in the fresh air for any length of time since coming down … Continue reading What I Need
Praying through Ephesians 6 this morning, I started noticing all the possessive words. The armour? It’s God’s. The schemes? They are the Devil’s. The struggle? Well, that’s mine. But you know what else is mine in this passage? The ground. “…stand your ground…” I am standing on legitimate ground. I am not trespassing. This is my inheritance. It’s my birthright and my … Continue reading Stand Your Ground
A voice was saying, “Cry out!” Another said, “What should I cry out?” “All humanity is grass, and all its goodness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flowers fade when the breath of the Lord blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. The grass withers, the flowers fade, but … Continue reading Advent — rising up even as the frost falls
For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness … Continue reading Advent — coming close to the fire
A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.Isaiah 40:3 (CSB) In whatever translation I read or heard this verse read as a child, I always thought it was the voice itself that was in the wilderness, calling out … Continue reading Advent — waiting in the wilderness
My Peace in the Puzzle 