Life within Limits
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »This time of year we in the north often find the weather limiting our plans and activities. But it's just one of many factors that limit our lives. I'm reading a book by Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In it ...
Stab in the Heart
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I took the accompanying photo last Sunday afternoon and had it accepted in my iStockphoto portfolio, where I sell my photos. I know, it seems gruesome. In selling images I'm always looking for the unique shot that communicates a message ...
Laughable Faith
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »They laughed at Jesus! I'm not certain I've given much thought to this before, but the people laughed at Jesus! It happened when Jesus went to the home of a ruler of a synagogue to heal his daughter. When they got ...
Slow Drift
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Monday I was in a local Circuit City store looking to see what good deals I could find at their liquidation sale. You probably heard, Circuit City, the entire US chain of electronic stores, is going out of business! I find ...
Led into Difficulty
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I'm making my way through the gospel of Mark in my early morning devotions. The passage I read a few days back was where Jesus and His disciples are in a boat out on the lake when a terrible storm ...
The Capstone
Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Note the odd shaped stone at the center of the arch. It's the top of an arched window on a 100-plus year old building in Elkader, Iowa. A regular square stone would never do. The odd angles are needed; it's the ...
Journeying through Your Samaria
Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Eugene Peterson (Tell It Slant, pp.16-20) points out how chapters 9:51-19:27 of the gospel of Luke describe Jesus and His disciples traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem, going through Samaria. The Jews and Samaritans didn't get along. “Samaria is not home ...
Exploring the Self with God
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »God is everywhere present in this vast universe. He is present on the top of Mount Everest and in Death Valley. He is in the jungles of Africa and the plains of Kansas. I appreciate what Oswald Chambers adds to this. ...
The Most Important Appointment We’ll Make in 2009
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »My 2009 appointment book looks so uncluttered compared to flipping through my 2008 copy. Will my 2009 copy remain uncluttered? Probably not! Each page will eventually get filled with people to see, places to go, and things to do. One appointment ...
