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 […]
March 3, 2025 #1357 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January 10, 2025 Sometimes I wonder if it is just me speaking and attributing it to God? Is this my writerly way of seeking attention and telling people how spiritual I am? Is my ego, like the devil, “…on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for […]
February 24, 2025 #1350 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January 16, 2025 Back to Mark Twain: “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Isn’t that beautiful? At this point in my life I can’t think of anyone I need to forgive anything except maybe myself. God is providing […]
February 17, 2025 #1343 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January 26, 2025 James Finley on the gateway to a meditative life: “The difficulty you are experiencing in arriving at the gate is but a preview of coming attractions. What lies just inside the gate is not a lifetime of getting what you want when you want […]
February 10, 2025 #1336 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December 4, 2024 Selective listening is the practice of focusing on information that is relevant to you while ignoring what is not. It can be a conscious or unconscious choice. In Stephen Ministry we are taught to be attentive listeners. The Holy Spirit tells me to be […]
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, […]
January 27, 2025 #1322 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY October 19, 2024 The world, the flesh and the devil. If I struggle with temptation or doubt or commitment, those are the sources of my discontent. They are also the sources of the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. But sin is […]
January 20, 2025 Inauguration Day, we shall see… #1315 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY November 8, 2025 I promise to let go of the disappointing election results, but these verses impacted me this morning: “For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit. For […]
January 13, 2025 #1308 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December 21, 2024 A conversational parable: Mother: What does your girlfriend like in you? Son: She thinks I’m handsome, talented, clever, and a good dancer. Mother: And what do you like about her? Son: She thinks I’m handsome, talented, clever, and a good dancer. One of the roadblocks to […]
January 6, 2025 #1301 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY November 26, 2024 It wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t reached out. This is one of the foundational truths of the committing of charitable acts. Many people will not ask for help even if they need it. I am supposed to pay attention, be aware, perceive needs. […]
December 30, 2024 #1294 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY November 3, 2024 Next April I will have been a Christian for 50 years. I was introduced to Jesus Christ when I was 26 years old–it was a turning point in my life, as it is meant to be. I have never been as attentive to the […]
December 23, 2024 The two sides of Christmas… #1287 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December 16, 2024 The first side is the family/presents/traditions/love side. That gets most of our attention, and it’s no wonder–there is so much to do to get ready! If all goes well, it’s a magically blessed time. Then there’s the spiritual side–more […]
December 16, 2024 #1280 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY November 21, 2024 “All of us contain music and truth.” –Mark Twain My goal for the week: Look for music and truth in everyone I am with. December 17, 2024 Golf Tuesday, family style… #1281 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY October 24, 2024 I just watched a father and his two […]
December 9, 2024 #1273 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY October 29, 2024 This is convicting to me–I could do so much more! “A grateful life is a life in which we come to see that the Lord Himself is the gift. The mystery of ministry is that the Lord is to be found where we minister. […]
December 2, 2024 #1266 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY October 22, 2024 “Of all powers, love is the most powerful and the most powerless. It is the most powerful because it alone can conquer that final and most impregnable stronghold which is the human heart. It is the most powerless because it can do nothing except […]
November 25, 2024 #1259 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 7, 2024 Marching orders. A couple years ago I published 12 marching orders as a Christmas card. These are very important to me because they are instructions on how to proceed on the journey. The Bible is full of marching orders: be anxious for nothing–do unto […]
November 18, 2024 #1252 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY November 5, 2024 I’m having lunch on Friday with a young man I taught around 20 years ago. His name is Taylor Johnson and he is a stand-up Christian comedian–doesn’t surprise me because he is easily one of the most creative kids I ever taught. Karen and […]
November 11, 2024 #1245 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY October 23, 2024 “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in Me.” (John 14:1) The most intimate verse in the Bible. I know many (including within my own family) who accept God (at least the concept) but don’t believe in Jesus. The […]
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