But I Wait in Patience

My posts over the last year have all been sermon manuscripts. Way back when I was told to write (Write this down for the next generation. . .  Write so the story can be told in Zion, so God’s praise will be sung. . .  – Psalm 102 in The Message), there was an intentionality…

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…

A Fun Job

He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”- Acts 9: 5-6 Recently, after a difficult work day, I drove home affirming the grace and mercy that surrounded me throughout the day…

A Facebook Lady & Zacchaeus

When you’re doing your best to stay alert for a hope-filled message or encouraging sign, you sometimes take a step in a direction you’re less inclined to do normally.  I sought prayerful counsel from a stranger on Facebook.  The page on which I asked for prayer and any encouragement from a prophetic sense has never…

A Dream of School

I’ve heard it said God speaks to us in our dreams because God can’t get our attention when we’re awake.  It appears our dream lives have changed.  I shared on my previous post of a dream that restored hope in me.  I’m not sure I could have received all that dream conveyed in my daylight…