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Into Deep Water

“Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4 They have just finished cleaning their nets. The effort would be more satisfying if a few scales were gleaming among the weeds twisted in the water-logged cords. They caught absolutely nothing worth keeping last night. A throng kicks up sand…

First Love

A quick, simple pat on my knee tells me he loves me more than during those long-ago, lingering kisses parked in his Buick Regal after midnight outside my parents’ home. He is one of the reasons I am a better person now than I was then. His easy smile lifts my proverbial clouds. His laugh…

Rooted and Grounded

You have no idea of where or how God is going to engineer your future circumstances, and no knowledge of what stress and strain is going to be placed on you either at home or abroad. And if you waste your time in overactivity, instead of being immersed in the great fundamental truths of God’s…

Homecoming

It is Homecoming Weekend. I could have gone to my twentieth college reunion. I thought the family might trek down to our oldest son’s college and take in the festivities there. Instead, I find myself sitting with my nineteen-year-old on a park bench by a pond near one of my favorite coffeehouses. While the changed…

Soak It In

Let God’s truth work in you by soaking in it, not by worrying into it. ~Oswald Chambers

Judgement Call

Judge not; the workings of his brain And of his heart thou canst not see; What looks to thy dim eyes a stain, In God’s pure light may only be A scar, brought from some well-won field, Where thou wouldst only faint and yield. ADELAIDE A. PROCTER. My first reading of this poem was from…

Perfect Harmony

If a man or woman is called of God, it doesn’t matter how difficult the circumstances may be. God orchestrates every force at work for His purpose in the end. If you will agree with God’s purpose, He will bring not only your conscious level but also all the deeper levels of your life, which…

Bliss

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.  ~ Joseph Campbell When I came across this quotation yesterday, I immediately replaced the word bliss with the first thought that came to mind. Follow the scent of coffee and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. After sipping…

When I Look at You

Kathy Troccoli’s When I Look at You Lyrics

True Love’s Broken Heart

“Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him…” (Mark 10:21). This look of Jesus will require breaking your heart away forever from allegiance to any other person or thing. Has Jesus ever looked in this way at you? This look of Jesus transforms, penetrates, and captivates. Where you are soft and pliable with God is where…