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
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 on God’s holiness, justice, and love1 About a 20 minute read. There are times when I have been concerned about my casual attitude toward God. I have become aware of my shortcoming when my need for an exalted view of God has been the greatest. Sometimes when I have
