Month: November 2012

Follow the Directions

Follow the Directions Lord, help me to make of the timber of my life a temple, not a tavern. “Make everything according to the pattern I have shown you.” Exodus 25:40 NLT Everyone has purchased some item, in spite of a label saying plainly, “Some assembly required.” The drill is […]

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The Real Thing

The Real Thing Jesus will always tell you the truth and give you the genuine. “My people have . . forsaken Me, the living water, and have dug broken cisterns.” Jeremiah 2:13 NIV. They are available at a reduced price, but they are no bargain – fake Rolex watches, fake […]

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A Change of Seasons

A Change of Season Heaven is eternal; life, and all within its boundaries, is temporal. “They could not dwell together.” Genesis 13:6 NKJV With friends, we took a cruise up the New England and Canadian coasts at the beginning of autumn. The change of season was spectacular. The colors of […]

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Get Over It

Get Over It! God gives you the grace to forgive; forgiveness offers the grace to get over it. “See to it . . that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble.” Hebrews 12:15 NIV. There will be things that happen when the best thing you can do is just […]

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Weary Lives

“Get some rest.” Mark 6:31 NIV. Brokenness is a high price to pay for busyness. My thoughts and comments today are about “weary lives.” People live such hectic, relentless lives, expecting, even requiring that whatever they want should be available whenever they want. As Gayle and I drove to the […]

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