What Comes From His Hand
I love reading 1 Chronicles 28-29 and the way David talks to and about the Lord, especially his words beginning in 1 Chronicles 29:14. After giving his “personal treasures” for the temple of God, he prays: “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as […]
Before the Next Thing
Today I consider the season of preparation. I often encourage others who feel like nothing’s happening, like they idle at a standstill, like they fly in a holding pattern, that something is happening. That something is preparation! When life feels slow and quiet, I like to consider all I’m reading and studying. I like to […]
Same Recipes, Different You
Today I prepared chicken pot pie to place in the oven this evening. I’m standing in the kitchen, and I’m mixing the same vegetables, chopped chicken, thyme, milk, and cream of chicken soup to put in the pie crust. I’ve made this same old recipe for 20 years. I remember how, back when my children […]
Better Returns
I love Proverbs 3:13-18 and the promise of what wisdom brings. We read this: 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, 14 for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can […]
A Form of Deliverance
Since God’s ways are always right and good, I can trust that whatever happens, it represents a form of mercy and deliverance. I might not see it as such at the time, but the older I get and the more I trust God, the more quickly I can see how He works. In Philippians 1, […]
Finally, the Mourning Dove on Her Nest
The Riches of Nature
Today, my family and some friends wandered on a trail around a pond in Ft. Collins, Colorado called Red Fox Meadows. It was a gentle, one mile stroll, but it stretched into a far greater expanse in my heart. Together we squealed and hushed ourselves when we saw a doe with her spotted fawn bounding behind […]
Stand Up and Charm
This morning I read in Tozer’s The Purpose of Man, this lovely quote: “God made you in order that you might stand up and charm the rest of the universe as you sing praises to the Lord Jesus Christ. That is why you were made in His image.” What would my life look like to others […]
Running Towards People
I’m studying the Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15, and I realize again the vital practice of seeing oneself as the parent who welcomes home. The father in the parable runs with compassion towards his wayward son who now has started his journey back home. What I notice most is the running. I notice how […]
Morning Wherever You Are
I leave for a 5:30 AM walk. I’m in another city nothing like my own, yet so much feels familiar at this hour. The certain slant of light, the movement and sounds of birds, the slinking cats, the darting squirrels, and the trucks growling to life all remind me of some interconnected, shared experience of […]