Jesus Makes Dead Things Live Again
It was obvious to everyone: the boy was dead. “And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, [the unclean spirit] came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, ‘He is dead.’” -Mark 9:26 Nice try, Jesus, but this one was too much. Sorry, dad, better start making funeral plans. Sorry, […]
Spankings of Life
What if “spankings” were the best thing that ever happened to you? “Blessed is the man whom You discipline, O Lord, and whom You teach our of Your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.” -Psalm 94:12-13 Spankings were never fun for me as a […]
God Has Called You
Ever wonder why your life looks the way it does? “Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him.” -1 Corinthians 7:17a God does not get taken by surprise. He does not get distracted, look up and see one of His children in […]
Acceleration
If you expect life to be what it always has been, that’s likely all it ever will be…
Eight Weeks
His heart is beating…but he cannot breathe on his own. Only his life support tube keeps him functioning.
His heart is beating, but he can do nothing but lie there, draining the resources of his caregiver.
His heart is beating, but he is causing great stress to his family, for whom it would be so much easier to pull the plug…
Prayer to Look Up
I haven’t looked at the sky all day. Focused so much on my busyness and the mechanics of my own problems, I forget to focus on what really matters… Looking up. Drinking in the beauty of God’s world around me. Enjoying life by the moment, by the drop. Lord, help me live carefully, but no […]
