A couple days ago, I found this unfiled journal note. And I remembered how important the most important things are: Baw Beese Lake, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA 6/6/? “Prayer Retreat” Birds. Lake. Geese. Cool breeze. Shade trees. I feel your creation. I worship you, Lord. Your creation reflects you–but dimly. How glorious then you are! Please […]
Hard to get started. Hard to get things done. Hard to stay on top of things. Lord, I know I need to settle more. Listen more. Process more. Pray more. I have been feeling overwhelmed recently. Maybe I’ve overcommitted. I feel like I have been getting dry. Like a flower drooped over. Where is my
Third in a 3-part series on God’s holiness, justice, and love. About a 6-minute read. ((In that this is posted for an international audience, rather than provide specific examples limited to only a few contexts, cultures, or countries, it will focus on biblical truth and principles that are applicable to all contexts.) If ever society
About a 5-minute read Work. It’s something that is often looked at as that an obligatory interference of drudgery sandwiched between what many live for–the weekends. Ah, the weekend! Relax. Visit friends. Do chores. Go to church. Yet for a Jesus-follower, I wonder if work is meant to be something more than an interruption between
A three part series on God’s holiness, justice, and love. A 3-minute read. Justice is a big topic right now. (Or perhaps the lack thereof?) Judicial justice. Social justice. Racial justice. Systemic justice. Justice for a Jesus-follower is best understood as what is needed because God is holy. Isaiah stood in the presence of
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