When God speaks through others

There’s a Bible–ya’ know, that God-breathed book that we read and ponder and search.  We may seek God by reading it.  We should often pursue the Word of God.  There are times, though, when God seeks us by putting Godly people in our...

When there’s fear …and love

I seem to have believed that fear is irrational and love is rational.  I’m pretty sure I’m wrong. The more I think about it, the more irrational love is.  I try to think about the reasons I love the people I love.  Love my parents because...

When the source of security is [not] Him

I shouldn’t still be awake.  I should be sound asleep so I’m fresh for my date in the morning with the man who makes me melt.  But I am.  Awake, that is.  And thinking about the source(s) of my security.I think of myself as a moderately...

When we stop and think, “How He Loves”

After church, today, some of my friends on the worship team were talking about a song we have begun singing at worship.  At first, the song feels a little awkward; after one sings it a few times, one will, without realizing it, stop and seriously think about the...

When to honor a special person who will be with us forever

At 3:45 this morning, my lovely grandmother passed away.  She was very recently diagnosed with cancer and it quickly spread.  She fought as best she could, but God chose to end her suffering and bring her Home to be with Him.Before her passing, I scribbled a...