October 6, 2025 Getting back on course… #1571 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY September 22, 2025 If I have a reset button, it is this simple verse: “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10). No matter how far I have drifted, it can point me back to the center of my faith. October 7, 2025 […]
September 29, 2025 You say yes, I say no… #1564 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY September 24, 2025 One of Jesus’s most ignored instructions is: “…turn the other cheek.” (Matthew 5:39) When it comes to conflict resolution, most people would rather keep score than reach an agreement. September 30, 2025 Golf Tuesday, an anomaly… #1565 HOW GOD SPOKE […]
September 22, 2025 Missed post September 23, 2025 Look out, Spielberg, on Golf Tuesday… #1558 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY August 29, 2025 God has a way of cajoling me out of potential funks. While I am undergoing the early stages of my rotator cuff surgery (and thus no golf), I have the opportunity to create the […]
September 15, 2025 Gotta admit, love the comic even more than the message on this one… #1551 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY August 31, 2025 Many times in my life I have wondered if the choice I was making now (becoming a Christian, teaching as a career, coaching tennis, moving to Dallas) would lead me to a […]
September 8, 2025 If words are paper boats, this is a yacht… #1544 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY August 26, 2025 This poem was written by a former student, Stacy Harless, during a church service, I believe. It makes me proud to have been her creative writing teacher–and happy to be a Christian along with her. September 9, 2025 […]
September 1, 2025 It’s not where, it’s Who… #1538 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 15, 2025 If people tell me they are Christians, my next question should not be “Where do you go to church?” September 2, 2025 Golf Tuesday, a different perspective… #1539 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY August 28, 2025 God has a way of […]
August 25, 2025 Whoever has ears, let them hear… #1531 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 24, 2025 Another gem from Anthony de Mello: The human condition is perfectly depicted in the case of the poor drunk standing late at night outside the park, beating on the fence, and yelling “Let me out!” Trapped in a cage of […]
August 18, 2025 Time waits for no one… #1524 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY August 11, 2025 So injuring my right shoulder has opened up a 20 to 25 hour hole in my week. I have been asking God what He wants me to do with this time. This is what I’ve come up with: maybe join […]
August 11, 2025 A cure for the blues… #1518 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 17, 2025 When I am in a black or blue mood, it’s hard for me to remember that I’m still responsible for what I say and think and do, that the Lord is still in the room. Anger and depression are by-products […]
August 4, 2025 Therapy… #1511 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY June 27, 2025 So many people I know love the outdoors–and I don’t mean the manicured golf course, I mean the one God made. I wish we had done more of that–hiking and camping–but Texas just didn’t seem that inviting. My tendency is to diminish God–to […]
July 28, 2025 “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart..” (Psalm 37:4) #1504 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 27, 2025 Family reunion in Saugatuck, Michigan–our three children–three wonderful spouses–six astounding granddaughters–a beautiful house–lineage, luxury, laughter and love–pretty much nailed it on this trip, Lord July 29, 2025 Day 2 […]
July 21, 2025 I have never done well with pain… #1497 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY June 26, 2025 “If you do not transform your pain, you will only transmit it.” –Fr. Richard Rohr I can’t help but feel that I’m not wise enough, or at least haven’t suffered enough, to truly understand this quote–like I’m standing […]
July 14, 2025 No words are adequate… #1490 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 7, 2025 My heart does not know how to respond to the events surrounding the flooding in the Hill Country–it just freezes up and locks in on how tragic that such a thing could even happen. I know that the only way […]
July 7, 2025 “I am old, I am old, I shall wear my trousers rolled..” –T.S. Eliot #1483 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY June 11, 2025 God wants me to pay attention to the aging process, not ignore it or dismiss it or overcome it. He wants me to recognize limitations and healthful practices. He wants me […]
June 30, 2025 “Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend..” –Carole King #1476 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY May 11, 2025 My inclination is to lean Jesus more to my ‘friend’ side than my ‘leader’ side. That way I have more control. It’s not such a bad thing–He’s absolutely the best friend I’ve ever had. […]
June 23, 2025 I gotta keep moving… #1469 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April 26, 2025 As I age the desire to be sedentary grows stronger. I’ve maneuvered my recliner so that I can reach my table lamp and the light/fan switch without getting up. I put whatever I am working on or reading on the […]
June 9, 2025 I can’t help falling… #1455 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY March 19, 2025 Sometimes I become frustrated with my writing project because words seem inadequate to express the joy, the fulfillment, the sheer pleasure of having a relationship with the Almighty. I am reminded of 2 Samuel 6, where David danced before the […]
June 2, 2025 Standing on the promises… #1448 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April 15, 2025 “The Lord is my strength and my shield.” (Psalm 28:7) This verse becomes increasingly promising as I grow older. I’ve always considered the circle of life ironic. I have gone from utter dependence to the ‘height of my powers’, and […]
May 26, 2025 Appropriate since we also got rained out today… #1441 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY May 9, 2025 “Into each life some rain must fall.”–Ella Fitzgerald I have a tendency to paint rosy pictures. I make no apologies for that–my life is pretty rosy. That doesn’t mean perfect; I have setbacks, missteps, failures, rainy days. […]
May 19, 2025 Striving for single-mindedness… #1434 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY May 7, 2025 “…a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways..” (James 1:8). James is cautioning me. I can’t dip my toes in and out of the Living Water. I may not be able to stay constantly aware, but I must always be ready […]
May 12, 2025 How to fix a marriage… #1427 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY March 11, 2025 Marital advice for me and you: “You must choose to live by encouragement rather than by expectations. The way your spouse has been for the past ten years is likely what he or she will be in the future […]
May 5, 2025 Gathering in His name… #1420 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April 28, 2025 Some wonderful insights about aging from our Stephen Ministry meeting tonight: *True peace becomes more accessible as we age–we have less stresses and we have more faith. *Opportunities to express love to others increase in new and small and unseen ways–most […]
April 28, 2025 Who’s that knocking at my door? #1413 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April 5, 2025 “God comes to you disguised as your life.” –Paula D’Arcy. It is much easier for me to see the hand of God at work when I look at the big picture…He saved me from my reckless youth…He united me […]
April 21, 2025 #1406 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY March 1, 2025 erimition — (n.) — the act of gradually withdrawing from the lives of others to seek solitude and renewal. As I age it gains its appeal to me. But that is not where God is leading me. As in most things, He wants a […]
April 14, 2025 #1399 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April 2, 2025 A great book is a gift from God. I have been double-gifted in the past couple weeks. The most powerful effect a book can have on me is to give me hope for humanity. In such a book I see the dignity, the nobility, […]
April 7, 2025 #1392 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January 29, 2025 Doubt and Ephesians 3:16. When I am afflicted with doubt, it isn’t God that I doubt, it’s me. Am I being a hypocrite? Am I just speaking to myself? Am I only doing what I want to do? Who is the real me? So […]
March 31, 2025 #1385 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February 16, 2025 A ‘come to Jesus’ moment, to my understanding, is when I do something wrong, either see or anticipate the negative consequences, and turn to the Lord for forgiveness and help. I’ve had many such moments in my life, and they have been humbling and […]
March 24, 2025 I can relate to this.. #1378 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January 17, 2025 “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” –Mark Twain There is only one power that can overcome anxiety–faith. March 25, 2025 Golf Tuesday, the best of times… #1379 HOW GOD SPOKE TO […]
March 17, 2025 #1371 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY March 15, 2025 This is how God works: Karen and I have trip to New Orleans planned to see my brother and his wife for the weekend. Turns out one of my very best friends from San Antonio is in NO the same weekend for his daughter’s […]
March 10, 2025 #1364 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February 21, 2025 If I have my feelings hurt, almost all of that damage occurs within my ego, the old unreliable narrator. You didn’t appreciate my gesture, you criticized me, you laughed at my expense. My identity does not end at my ego–I hope I go deeper […]
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