A Great Family Prayer
I love Philippians 1:9-11. It’s Paul’s prayer for the believers in Philippi and for Christians everywhere. He writes this: “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless […]
Plum Tree Paradise
My family laughs that this bird chose high-end real estate. Only the finest! There’s a bird bath, endless bird seed, this lovely plum, and a nice view of the forest over this fence. I’m excited to see how many eggs this nest will hold. It’s round two of bird nests in the yard.
A Fantastic Sermon on Joy
This morning, I read an old sermon by Charles Spurgeon. It’s one of the best sermons I’ve ever read on the “oil of joy” and how to experience it. You can read it here. The official title is “The Oil of Gladness” delivered on January 16 1876. What most strikes my heart is how the […]
What You’re Thinking About
Today I thought about the famous verse in Philippians 4 about what to think about. Paul writes this in verse 8: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. It’s a fun checklist. […]
Bring Heaven Down
I love when I stumble upon writers from another time who talk about turning any situation into a place of divine love, peace, joy, and even happiness. These writers bring heaven down into their circumstances. They begin to build the kingdom. This seems like ancient wisdom we’ve lost. For example, I read a letter written […]
A Water Source
Here’s what I know: if you provide a water source, the birds come and make their homes in your yard. I found another nest today in the winterberry bush. What’s new in the yard? A bigger birdbath. Fresh water that I fill almost daily. The splashing makes me laugh. These birds love their bath time. […]
A Nest in the Plum Tree
I venture out to the garden to check on my one little growing plumcot, and I see a beautiful robin’s nest, freshly built, and ready to house those gorgeous blue eggs. I love how, after a storm, the robins build nests from the mud formed from rain. Something struck my heart: I planted the tree […]
The Home for the Lonely
Today in Psalm 68, I loved reading verses 5-6 in the NASB translation. It reads like this: “A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, is God in His holy habitation. God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity.” I could spend days thinking about the […]
Now on Audible! This Seat’s Saved
If you need something to listen to on your next road trip or to have on while working on a project, This Seat’s Saved is now on audiobook. It’s 3 hours and 40 minutes of great reading by Arianna Fox (Don’t you love that her last name is Fox?).
Many?
Finally, I get to the end of Psalm 34. I stop at the word “many.” We read this: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Many? Many afflictions? This doesn’t sound nice. I don’t want many afflictions; I don’t want any afflictions. But we’re told here […]