That Proper Time
The weather has been kind of crummy lately – cloudy, drizzly much of the time, thunderstorms and then downpours. It brought to mind another spring when the weather had been similar. I hadn’t been out to garden, or to look at my garden, much due to the weather....
Exclusively for God
"But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers." (John 4:23, NASB) "The decalogue opens with God's claim to exclusive worship ... But if the ten...
Aspire
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Aspire. Sitting looking at the word for a good amount of time, I wondered if I ever had any aspirations. Some long for a career, an...
Mr. Rogers & Gratitude {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
I discovered Mister Rogers' Neighborhood when our daughter was a toddler. It was before cable and the "on demand" features we have available nowadays. But when I needed thirty minutes to get dinner started, or mop the kitchen floor, it was a sure fire way to carve out...
Of Breastplates, Shields & Swords
We continued to dig into the concept of Standing Firm, beginning our week with reading Ephesians 6:14 and Isaiah 59:12-21. We looked at the breastplate of righteousness. It is the piece of the armor intended to protect the heart and lungs, very needed organs to stay...
Awakened & Instructed
It seems every day we encounter those who are in need of an encouraging word. To be those who can give an encouraging word, we are going to need to be in the source of all encouragement. “The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word...