“You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Psalm 16:11 (NLT) The valley where I live is putting on her fall coat. Red, yellow, orange, and gold. A coat of many colors. As I walked yesterday morning, the thought came: Only […]
The Power and Purpose of Heaven’s Fragrance
“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil… Draw me after You and let us run together!” Song of Songs 1:3-4a Little alters one’s mood like a pleasing fragrance. bread, hot out of the oven wet, rich soil sun-dried towels just-bathed babies ripe grapefruit soft, worn leather freshly cut wood […]
We Want to See!
“Lord,” they said, “we want to see!” Matthew 20:33 NLT How often we dispense value through a murky lens. “That job is way more important than this one.” “I accomplished so much more yesterday than today.” “If I can just get this project done, the day won’t be lost.” The roller-coaster ride of feeling a […]
An Unequal Fight
“…in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. His feet […]
You Were Created to Plant Seeds, Not Build Monuments
“Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.” Ecclesiastes 11:6 One seed in the ground is worth far more than a bushel forever in the barn. This thought has been ringing in my head for a while. You […]