Attentive to God
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Growth, Theology, Uncategorized | No Comments »This is a sight test! Look around the area where you are now sitting, probably a familiar scene. Look hard. Look until you find something you've never noticed before. Go ahead, try it. Look until you can say, "I never ...
The Publication of a Novel — Getting Ready for a Book Signing!
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in The Publication of a Novel | No Comments »It's less than two weeks before my first book signing of my novel, Kathryn's Fountain, at the Writers on the River book fair in Monroe, Michigan. At least a couple of dozen authors will be there with me. It's being held ...
Working with God
Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Posted in Theology | No Comments »A preacher was visiting one of his parishioners, who was showing the pastor his wonderfully-landscaped garden. The pastor commented, "The Lord's creation certainly is beautiful, isn't it?" The parishioner replied, "You should have seen it before, when God had it ...
Your Little Corner of the Future
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Theology | No Comments »No one knows what the future holds. Every once in a while we look at our own life or current events and exclaim, "Who could ever have guessed that..." There's no getting around the fact that the future is pretty important. ...
Quote to Reflect On
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Quote to Reflect On | No Comments »"To live a life that takes your breath away, you have to be willing to get winded." Erwin Raphael McManus
Three Ways of Looking at Jesus
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Growth, Spirituality | No Comments »Author and pastor John Ortberg spoke at the recent REVEAL conference that I attended at Willow Creek church near Chicago. He described three places we can be on our spiritual journey when it comes to Jesus Christ. Some people are admirers ...
Please Take a Short Ten Second Poll
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »You'll be able to see the instant percentages of the answers from all the readers of my blog who have responded by clicking on "view results." Thanks! Just wanted to try something new! Say, do you have any good questions I ...
Focusing on the Journey or the Destination?
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in A Sense of Call | No Comments »Writer Philip Yancey refers to a friend of his who uses the analogy of a tour bus headed to the Grand Canyon. The tourists keep the shades down on the bus, ignoring the beautiful scenery along the way. They're intent ...
Sense Him Just Beyond Your Senses!
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The movement of His robe is just beyond your peripheral vision, the sound of His sandaled footsteps just below your hearing range! He is there! He is with you! "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Jesus in Matthew 28:20
Disappearing Money
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Growth, Uncategorized | No Comments »Last Saturday Diann and I received in the mail our regular financial update of our retirement/pension/investment funds. The figures were not pretty! From January of this year to the end of September (note: this does not even include what happened ...
