February 3, 2025
#1329 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 13, 2024 Many Christians are distrustful of imagination, as though it is a potential portal to the devil. It can happen I suppose, but I believe it is a gift from God. Imagination and creativity align very well together. In George Bernard Shaw’s play Saint Joan, Joan of Arc tells the tribunal she hears voices that come from God. She is told it’s her imagination. She replies, “I know, that is how God speaks to me.” Dear Lord, use my imagination to draw me nearer to You.
February 4, 2025
Golf Tuesday, the best part…
#1330 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 17, 2025 A quiet joy. After today I probably won’t be able to play golf for nine days, judging by the forecast. So I don’t care about my score, or the money, or even who I play with (except to be kind, supportive and friendly). There is golf in the Spirit–when the day, the scenery, the companionship, and even my shot all come together to create an almost perfect moment, and I can just about feel God smile. Today I aim to play golf with God.
February 5, 2025
#1331 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 18, 2024 Sufi wisdom: “We only have what we cannot lose in a shipwreck.” O, it is so important to remember that everything I have is going to dissolve and disappear. It is only who I am that will matter…
February 6, 2025
#1332 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 2, 2024 I have proclaimed in this space a number of times that God told me to start writing HGSTMT. Does that mean He could also tell me to stop? And wouldn’t that mean He was breaking up with me? Not really worried about that…
February 7, 2025
#1333 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 2, 2024 I have proclaimed in this space a number of times that God told me to start writing HGSTMT. Does that mean He could also tell me to stop? And wouldn’t that mean He was breaking up with me? Not really worried about that…
February 8, 2025
Romeo lite…
#1334 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 9, 2025 Four of our regulars were missing at our last ROMEO (retired old men eating out) lunch, all due to illness issues. As much as I’m enjoying these senior years, I recognize that health is the sword of Damocles that hangs over all our heads. This, I suppose, is part of God’s plan. My parents had a bumper sticker on their car that said: YOUTH IS WASTED ON THE YOUNG. Ah, ’tis true, ’tis true.
February 9, 2025
Family Sunday, looking back…
#1335 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 29, 2024 Karen and I spent Christmas 2023 just the two of us–family scattered around the country. Christmas 2024 was one of our best Christmases ever. All that was missing was Nathan and Annalisa and Ayla (who were unavoidably absent). We got to spend quality time with Beth and Zack and their families. Just as importantly, we got to watch them spend time with one another. My favorite parts were those moments of connection we could make with the five granddaughters. Karen has the spiritual gift of grandparenting, and I am getting better at it. As I get older, I realize how important these connections are, and how worthy of all the attentiveness and love we can muster. Our hearts overflow with love for God who has given us all this. Here’s to You, Jesus.
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