Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 19:105 As I sat down to write this month’s article, it was a chilly evening with anticipation of ice and snow. The neighborhood was particularly more quiet than normal and my mind wandered back to our recent trip to...
Seeing with God’s Eyes
“God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.” -Genesis 1:25 “May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.” — Psalm 104:31 “…the Lord does...
Drawing on Clean White Plates
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain in me a willing spirit. -Psalm 51:10-12 Happy New Year! 2023...
To have the life that is waiting for us…
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” – Isaiah 43:18-19 “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so...
May Our Burdens Be Lightened
For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6 As we dive into this Christmas season, there will be much to do; gifts to buy, parties to attend, decorating to be...
At Our Best at Christmas
At Christmas, by Edgar Guest A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas seasons here; Then he’s thinking more of others than he’s thought the months before, And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. He is...