“I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth. Stay with God! Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God.” (The Message). “Yet I am confident that I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave [...]
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So rejoice in the Lord and be glad all you who obey him! Shout for joy all you whose hearts are pure! Psalm 32:11. Those who plant in tears will harvest in shouts of joy. Psalm 126:5. …this is a sacred day before the Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the [...]
I got up early to pray today. I’ve sat here praying through my thoughts and somewhat confusion over what my next step in life is. The theme of my prayer has been: “Should I stay or should I go?” Not about one thing in particular… it’s all about change… moving forward. On several fronts I [...]
“Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized – whoever. I didn’t take on their way of life. I kept my bearings [...]
I Cry When peace cannot be found And sleep won’t visit me tonight A restless mind that I can’t tame I walk the floor, I call your name Finally silence, and the tears begin to fall I cry and you’re the one who hears me calling I fall so easily, but you’re there to catch [...]
Ouch! Eugene Peterson’s way of wording in The Message is great. The title “Knife-happy circumcisers” is from Philippians 3:2. It’s interesting to see in just about every field of work, play, and even the church people want to be seen. People want the recognition “due them”. It cracks me up when I hear someone jealously interject their own [...]
I once lived in Kansas for about a year and a half. Before moving to Kansas I had found the beauty of cycling in the mountains of Colorado and the high desert of New Mexico to be awesome. I was surprised that I would find beauty riding on the flat plains of Kansas. My favorite [...]
Below is a song entitled “To Rescue Me” by The Choir. If you would like to hear the song press play on the Sonific Player on the right side of this page. (Hindalong, Daugherty) When I can’t hold on much longer To a rope weathered and frayed When I can’t find hope and I’m losing [...]
Does the call ever leave you? Can you do anything in your life to make God’s call go away or be revoked? These are questions I wrestle with at this time in life. In agony of soul I wrestle with these questions. They consume my thoughts and prayers each day. I watched “City Slickers” with Billy [...]
