It’s that time of year I get pensive, inward, quiet, reflective, meditative, and a bit disgruntled… Years ago this was my favorite week of the year – my happy birthday week – but when the five’s became sixes I didn’t like it so much! My friend, the man I work for, and I were talking… [Read More]
wisdom
Book Review: Street Smarts from Proverbs
Street Smarts from Proverbs: How to Navigate Through Conflict to Community by Mitch Kruse My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love the book of Proverbs – so much so that I also wrote a book on it! It is the book in the Old Testament chock full of wisdom and so much more. Kruse… [Read More]
grandma emily
[Note: on the back of this old photo, in my grandma’s handwriting is written: Dad is pulling the string on the old Brownie (camera) and is wearing the usual worried expression – wondering if the thing will collapse!] Emily Krautman Chamberlain | born February 29, 1904 (a leap year) | entered the gates August 31, 1983… [Read More]
slave or servant
Slave: a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. Servant: a devoted and helpful follower or supporter. I woke up early this morning, 4:30 a.m., I could tell I wasn’t going to be able to fall back to sleep but I laid there anyway for about 30 minutes. Sam was… [Read More]
shepherds with pens
shepherd: noun 1. a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep. 2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people. 3. a member of the clergy. 4. the Shepherd, Jesus Christ. If you’ve been reading any of my words of late, you know I’m over the moon thrilled with The Message translation – this… [Read More]
taking the next thing to a whole new level
Years ago Elisabeth Elliot quoted a poem on her radio show that resonated with her listeners and changed the way women handled stresses in their day-to-day lives. The poem, “Do the Next Thing,” is penned by an unknown writer, yet the message has become universal. You can read the poem here. Ms. Elliot was no… [Read More]
does he know me?
I have ended many a blog post with a simple question, Do you know Him? For many months the Lord has been speaking to me and encouraging me to change that question a bit. Matthew 7.21-23 has been chasing me around and showing up in various and sundry places – when that happens I know… [Read More]
the heartbreak of God
As you know I get all kinds of excited when Holy Spirit reveals thoughts and truths to me. Such a moment came Sonday morning in worship. We have to go way back to the beginning…as in Genesis. The Word is clear that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit were present… [Read More]