At the close of a year and the start of a new one, I’ve been given something fresh to pray.People we know have experienced in 2017 some of the worst things in life. There are some who’ve experienced new and exciting opportunities. There are even more folks who fell right in between enduring struggles while…
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I Want to Do What I Want to Do on Christmas
“I want to do what I want to do on Christmas.” On a podcast I listen to frequently, there was a discussion led by the host who was upset a country club in Delaware to which he’s a member will be closed on Christmas. He’s Jewish, but that wasn’t the heart of his argument. He…
An Incident of Joy
(Posted previously on the blog, Stronger Than Death) As the Grinch said, Somehow or other, it came just the same. Thursday in the Book of Common Prayer lectionary it was the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. The Psalm for the day was Psalm 126. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of…
Unless the Lord Writes . . .
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain. – Psalm 127: 1 God seeks covenant partnership with us, partnering with his will and way. Are we to partner with God in building the house? That’s the question. Then, we ask,…
I Know Your Heart (Send In the Clowns)
You speak to me in languages I understand. When the Lord communicates to me in words, notes, impressions I value, I’ve come to trust it is God speaking. The Lord loves me and speaks to me in media I get, frequencies I receive. If its in forms I don’t get, I’ll have to pursue such. …
Pens From Heaven
After several weeks of being quiet in the blogosphere and limiting my writing to journaling, I felt inspiration return to me this week after seeing an article in Charisma Magazine. It was a blog post from Bill Yount, a prophetic word. It brought great encouragement to me in light of what I was told years…
Days of Elijah by Surprise
Our daughter, Anna, attended a church in Auburn, AL in February where she received what was believed to be a prophetic word from a guest preacher. In his word to her, he said she and the family could expect this spring to be full of supernatural surprises. Thursday was full of moments of discouragement. There…
God Engages the Church
Lying in bed, Sunday morning, I signed on to Facebook and watched the opening portion of a video blog post from Frank Schaeffer. He’s the son of Francis Schaeffer, the Calvinist theologian who wrote prolifically about the influence of secular humanism in America and influenced the founders of the Religious Right in America. Frank parted from…
The Lord Hasn’t Been Silent
Sometimes peace and comfort for my soul only comes to me when I write. For some, this may be true when they play their musical instrument or draw or paint or exercise or eat a cheese burger. I was told to write years ago by, who Bob Dylan called in his 60 Minute interview years…
Prepare Your Minds for Action
I awoke Friday after dreaming. I was in a house of happy, playful people in the dream. The environment itself was sloppy and chaotic. I had some form of authority there, but I can’t recall the degree. As the dream progressed, I knew I had plans on leaving and going oversees, but I didn’t want…
Psalm 102 in The Message 