The Name He Calls
"For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search and find my sheep." (Ezekiel 34:11, NLT) God is the waiting Father, the caring Shepherd in search of his lamb. His legs are scratched, his feet are sore, and his eyes are burning. He scales the cliffs and...
Question
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Question. A question is a sentence posed to another individual in order to get information from their response. I can well remember each of my children raising...
Of Stones & Memorials
The story has always been a favorite of mine. Joshua was going to lead the people into the promised land. There was only one obstacle before them - the Jordan River needed to be crossed. The river was in its spring flood stage as a result of the winter runoff from...
Woodpeckers & Songbirds
Heading to bed an hour earlier than usual meant waking up even earlier than usual. It's a quiet morning as one would expect at this hour. An occasional car passes. The air is still and there is hardly any sound of a breeze. Sitting with my coffee mug, I hear the...
Endurance and Future Hope
Another week in the study, "A Faith That Endures", and my appreciation for Paul's words grew yet again ... *~*~* Paul thanked God for the faith and love he saw growing in the Thessalonians. In fact, he tells others about their endurance and faithfulness to the Lord....
Questions, Doubts, and Answers
Devotional books have a unique way of speaking into our current lives even when they may have been written years ago. They have a way of reminding us that nothing escapes the eye of God. Not a single blessed thing. The enemy whispers his dirty little lies in which he...