There’s a song by Keith Staten titled “Such Joy”, and there’s a line in the song that goes like this: “There’s a joy no bounds can hold when the Spirit blows a fresh wind through my soul.” I love that. Lord, blow a fresh wind through my soul. Open the windows, all the entry points […]
Category: essay
WIND OF THE SPIRIT
We’ve had rain; now we have wind, an amazing and powerful force. We hear it. We feel it. We see its effects. The wind blows, but we cannot know where it blows from or where it blows to… …So is everyone who is born of Me, the Holy Spirit. My presence in the life of […]
CLEAN
Fall and spring house-cleanings are regular events I grew up with. The drapes come down and are washed or run through the dryer; the windows are taken apart and cleaned; ceiling fans (all of them this time) are dusted and shined; beds are completely stripped down and deep cleaned; furniture that can’t be moved is […]
TREES
I love trees. I love the infinite variety. I love how God made different kinds for different purposes. Some grow fruit; others yield syrup; many provide material for homes and shelter of all kinds, and others, are perfect for treehouses and tire swings. Some are best in the fall for their rich colors and crunchy […]
NEVER GIVE UP!
Time goes by. That prayer burden that you had for a particular person remains, but the passage of time without change has you wondering if you should let it go or keep praying. There are many reasons why we pray for another person…maybe he or she has a health concern, a financial crisis, or […]
GRACE OVER PERFORMANCE
A few days ago I read an interview with the grandson of Billy Graham, TullianTchividjian. He’s written a book named “One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World”. I’m putting a link to the article here http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2013/10/02/tullian-tchividjian/ The interview focused on the failure of the church to share the good news of grace in […]
GOOD IS COMING
I added a quote to my quote page the other day. It goes like this: “Yet I believe that good is coming to me–that good is always coming; though few have at all times the simplicity and the courage to believe it. What we call evil, is the only and best shape, which, for the […]
FREEDOM
It’s Memorial Day, a day when we are all reminded of how expensive our freedom is. It has cost the lives of millions of men and women over the centuries, and it continues to be costly today. In terms of our salvation we know that freedom for us meant Christ’s death on the cross…the ultimate […]
TO MOVE OR NOT TO MOVE
Do you like to know the plan? Are you uncomfortable with uncertainty and not knowing what to expect from day to day? Me too. Part of my reading this morning was Numbers 9 where the Bible tells about the tabernacle when completed, was filled with God’s glory. By day the tabernacle was covered by the […]
ARISE, SHINE
One of the passages I read this morning was Isaiah 60, and it starts with this verse…”Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” The words that grab my attention are arise and shine. Arise…get up, stand firm, meet the situation, open your eyes, open your ears, take […]
His Unfolding Grace 