Last Friday morning, I made an error in making a past due payment on our Verizon account. I paid the whole bill, which we couldn’t afford, instead of the past due amount only. Its hamstrung our finances. Its prompted prayers and cries for mercy in light of an error from a lack of attention to…
Going Home
I worked until 10 p.m. one night recently. As my shift was nearing its end, and I washed the prep room floor, one of my colleagues from a nearby department came in the room. He looked for me to inflate balloons for a customer without saying a word. We provide that service, and he had…
Forgetfulness Removed
While driving home from work one day last week, I stopped by to see April’s uncle at the hospital. As I neared the hospital, I recalled visiting a woman from Albertville at Marshall South Medical Center in Boaz six years ago. She’d been diagnosed with cancer. I shared with her being prayed for by a…
One Sunday In June (Triple Crown)
But he looked at them and said, “What then does this text mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?’” — Luke 20: 17 Sunday morning as I was preparing to go with April and Anna to worship, I read what Doug Addison posted on Facebook that morning, to expect the Lord…
We Can Only Afford Air
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” . . . . And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who…
Perfectionism, Laziness & The Trigger
I found a quote from the author, Hugh MacLeod – “The best way to get approval is not to need it.” To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. Do not…
Furniture From Behind the Curtain
I dreamed earlier this week. There was a lot going on, including throwing Frisbees, but I mostly remember one thing. I walked into a room. A color, console TV was on. Someone was sitting on the carpeted floor in front of it. Dr. Charles Stanley, a Baptist TV preacher and author from First Baptist in…
A Flat Tire
I had a flat tire on my way to work recently. I pulled over two blocks from home. The rear, driver’s side tire was absolutely deflated. I changed it. The spare was fully inflated. Alleluia. I called my employer’s automated message service to report I’d be late. All of this and changing the tire worked…
Fulbright Dream
In a recent Facebook instant message conversation, I wrote to a friend of mine I know we’ve come into a new season. He asked what God had conveyed to us about this new season. I just said I knew a new season had begun by virtue of what he’s shared with us in encounters and…
Contentment
My fatigue in working eight consecutive days challenged this, but I’m reminding myself as I write this. I am content. My contentment is found in knowing my destiny and our vision revealed in what God has told us and what we trust will come about in seasons ahead. Without visions and a God-centered destiny, our…
Psalm 102 in The Message 