I can’t say for certain the songs I labeled as my favorite 20 years ago are my favorite songs today. We live in a poll taking culture. We feel like we need to have such a list as our favorite songs or movies or books immediately available to us at any moment in case we’re…
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To Follow God 2
Back in April, I read about the rich, young man in Mark’s version of his encounter with Jesus (Mark 10) and wrote this reflection in my journal. “Something still had him. He asked what he must do to have eternal life. In Jesus’ day before the resurrection (the young man) was to adhere to the…
To Follow God
We’re living where we never expected to be. It’s not in a place where we felt called or drawn to be. It’s near where April grew up. It’s true, you never go home again, and we’re not home, but it’s where grace and mercy has been offered to us. We’ve gotten here by choosing to…
Something Wrong?
April and I started asking God and each other and ourselves months ago, “Are we doing something wrong?” This question relates to our mutual calling of ministering in a framework of revival outside the institutional church. The question has been asked over the past year particularly because of how difficult it has proven to be. …
An Accounting of Days
In these days of seeking the Kingdom and His righteousness, it’s appropriate and honest to share the recent events and encounters that are part of these days. If I gave only the glowing accounts of the victories and unprecedented encounters with God, I would be dishonest. Here are some recent accounts of my experiences in…
A Dream Anniversary
My birthday is this week. I never consider birthdays as anniversaries. They’re not, but there was an anniversary in my life this week. It had nothing to do with my birth or our marriage. It had to do with a dream. I find it remarkable that I haven’t blogged about this dream. It was so…
Write
I haven’t written anything on this blog since November. I grew to believe that my postings were more outlets of frustrations than anything beneficial. I stopped, not knowing I’d ever write anything again, but here I am following inspiration and writing from heart . . . again. Friday morning, I read my devotional readings from…
Greater Things
Way back when, in a galaxy far, far away, I was reading from the first chapter of John early one morning. I read verse 50, and it blew me up. Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” The phrase that caught me,…
Attraction, Worship, Faith
When I’m learning something or needing to accomplish something through a sequential procedure that I’m not familiar with then I’m comfortable with formulas. I remember my mother would be asked to bake a cake for the women’s group at her church. She always agreed because she would say the baked cakes others would bring were…
Psalm 102 in The Message 