Have you ever wondered how you ended up in some of life’s harsh wilderness experiences? Was it due to a foolish choice, a financial setback, a relational catastrophe or a physical diagnosis? Have you ever pondered the fact God might be involved in your wilderness habitat? Some interesting passages in the Bible support this: Then […]
Day 4 – Forty Days in the Shade of God’s Care The Irrational Boast of a Self-Made Man Towering proudly in Boulder, Colorado stands a bronze statue, The Self-Made Man. Bobbie Carlyle’s carving portrays humanity, creating himself from a chunk of stone: hammer raised in one hand—a chisel in the other. I recently discovered the
Post #2 in 40 Days in the Shade of God’s Care Psalm 3 O Lord, I have so many enemies…against me. 2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” There are those days. Days I feel small in this big world—days the enemy says I’m too small. Too small for God’s notice. Too
If you have followed world news over the past couple of weeks, you have probably experienced a measure of grief, disbelief, anger, fear or depression over some of the events that have taken place in the U.S: the fatal shooting of The Voice star, Christina Grimmy, followed, the next day, by the senseless mass shooting
I entered the back of the auditorium. The band played a familiar song, but the vastness of God’s grace, captured within the lyrics, gripped my heart in a brand new way. It’s there on the wedding day There in the weeping by the grave site There in the very breath we breathe Your great grace
Psalm 77:19 ~ Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there! According to the prophet Isaiah, God taps the desert sand of our soul and streams spring forth (Isaiah 35:6). He carves roadways of escape into the oceans of impossibility that stand before us. Both
(If you missed Part 1 – “Where’s the Fruit”, it can be found on my April 5th blog post) 8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 10 This is why we work so hard and continue to struggle, for our
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 (NIV) Do certain dates mark a time in which God shined a bright light into your deep darkness? Today is such a day for me. It’s this day, 28 years ago
I love the imagery of a new year: each one of us are given the opportunity to reset, to begin fresh, to ponder where we lost our way and to reorganize our resolves…. yet another time. The New Year offers us a blank canvas on which God provides a colorful pallet and a variety of
Fred was nearing retirement. He had worked for the car industry for over 30 years. The economy had forced the termination of hundreds of faithful employees…painful for both the failing industry as well as the individuals whose families suffered from the impact of lost employment. An additional 500 employee positions were to be terminated by