God’s Amazing Grace
"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8, NIV) The words sit before me in the early morning light. Returning to them several times over the course of...
Gift of Friendship
The doorbell rang and expecting a package to be delivered, I opened the door. Much to my surprise, it was not my package. There in the door was a sight for sore eyes. My dearest friend stood grinning from ear to ear as she knew she had surprised me once again. We...
Three Instructions
"Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." (Psalm 25: 4-5 NIV) Guidance. We all look for it in various stages of life - in selecting a college, when...
A Friend Loves
I have always loved having kids in my car. Put a kid, or a group of kids, in a car and you are sure to have the most meaningful conversation. When my own children were growing up, I would volunteer to carpool, drive for field trips or sports games. Tiring at times?...
Love is Spontaneous
"Love suffers long and is kind ..... " (1 Corinthians 13:4) The fountains from which love flows are in God, not in us. It is absurd to think that the love of God is naturally in our our hearts, as a result of our own nature. His love is there only because it...
See Immediately
It was an ordinary Tuesday. I had left for an early morning dentist appointment and on the way home, made a quick stop at the bank. Recently remodeled, the bank now affords no privacy to its customers at the tellers' counters. I waited my turn in line, the only one...