July 8, 2024 #1120 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April, 2024 Whenever I am in a state of dissatisfaction, I realize (sooner or later) that my mind is focused completely on myself and I have forgotten entirely about Him. These periods do not last as long as they used to. July 9, 2024 Golf Tuesday in perspective… #1121 […]
July 1, 2024 #1113 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July 1, 2024 God has advised me to stop drinking. I am not sure what that means, but I am certain it is His voice. So I have stopped. July 2, 2024 Golf Tuesday, the painful side… #1114 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY June 12, 2024 Lost a […]
June 24, 2024 #1006 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April, 2024 Happiness and joy. My friend says they are two separate entities, never necessarily connected. I say that happiness is an inn along the roadside on the journey to joy. I understand that people can be made happy by base things–but way more by good things…like […]
June 17, 2024 #999 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY July, 2023 Slowly I am getting the faintest grasp of the Trinity. Jesus is “…the firstborn of all creation…” (Colossians 1:15). That doesn’t mean the prototype man. Before there was a star or a solar system or a molecule or an atom, I AM decided to create–He […]
June 10, 2024 #992 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY March, 2024 This from my quiet time: “We do not create prayer, but merely prepare the ground and clear away the obstacles. Prayer is always a gift, a grace, the flame which ignites the wood; the Holy Spirit gives prayer.” –from True Prayer by Kenneth Leech. ‘…the […]
June 3, 2024 #985 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY March, 2024 “Blessed be the God and Father or our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (I Peter 1:3) The great thing about some […]
May 27, 2024 #978 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY May 14, 2024 escalate (v.) — become or cause to become more intense or serious. A woman complained to me that her husband would “escalate” their disagreements. Totally get it. When my ego is steering the ship, I cling to my point of view. “Blessed are the […]
May 20, 2024 #971 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY May 11, 2024 This is my first spiritual mentor. He introduced me to Christ. He is also the most joyful Christian I have ever been around. He is a wonderful encourager of my faith. Thank You for Ross, Lord Jesus. May 21, 2024 Golf Tuesday, looking for my swing… #972 […]
May 13, 2024 #964 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February, 2024 Advice for the goal of “…praying without ceasing…”: “Inner prayer, if it comes to a man’s spirit when he is with other people, demands no use of lips or books, no movement of the tongue or sound of the voice; and the same is true […]
May 6, 2024 #957 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February, 2024 Confession: My daily life is pretty easy. A few church responsibilities, some people I can help out, lots of friends to enjoy, a marriage to nurture, a house to help maintain, family to love, junior sports to watch, a blog to write…so easy it makes […]
April 29, 2024 #950 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April, 2024 There is a female mallard sitting right in front of me in the leaves (can you see it?). Alone. Why? And now the first mockingbird of the season is eating at the feeder. God is blowing kisses at me. I am reminded of the weathered […]
April 22, 2024 #943 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February, 2024 This from my quiet time: “Prayer is a matter of keeping at it. The rewards will come no other way. Thunderclaps and lightning flashes are very unlikely. It is well to start small and quietly. No need to tell one’s friends and acquaintances. No need […]
April 15, 2024 #936 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January, 2024 From my quiet time: “Yet it is difficult to write or to speak of the Holy Spirit…Our vocabulary, our language, even our theology clouds the Spirit and conceals more than reveals. Light cannot be put into a bushel or the ocean into a bucket. It […]
April 8, 2024 Eclipse Monday… #929 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY April 8, 2024 One of the most magical experiences I have had in my life. The clouds had been rolling through all morning. The shade of the darkness, the stillness of the air, the awe of the audience… My brother Carl exclaimed, “We are totally […]
April 1, 2024 #922 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February, 2024 Ill health. It seems to be popping up all around me these days. There is no sickness without suffering. I see so much courage displayed in the face of illness. So how do I respond to all these people, family and friends, who are beset […]
March 25, 2024 #915 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January, 2024 Three statements in Romans 5: “…we exult in hope of the glory of God.” (v. 2). “…we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance…” (v. 3) “…we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now […]
March 18, 2024 #908 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December 2023 Sometimes I think God is extra-special gentle with me. That is just my ego. And yet the tender care…the patience, the understanding, the acceptance…the leisurely pace at which He leads me…the light He shines pointing the way…I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Hidden within one of […]
March 11, 2024 #901 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February, 2024 Process not results. God has impressed that concept into a marching order for me. I am instructed to act, and He takes care of the consequences. It is a partnership. My part is beautifully stated: “…whatever you do in word or deed, do all in […]
March 4, 2024 #894 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February, 2024 “All things came into being through Him; and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend […]
February 26, 2024 #887 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January, 2024 In Stephen Ministry we are assigned a person who for whatever reason is going through a difficult period. That person becomes our care-receiver, and we schedule periodic visits. As a care-giver one of the most important things to remember is that we are not responsible […]
February 19, 2024 #879 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January, 2024 “The river is within us, the sea is all about us.” –T.S. Eliot. The river is my individual pathway, the current God is using to bring me home. The sea is God, all about every single one of us. The river flows into the sea. February […]
February 12, 2024 #872 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY October, 2023 C.S. Lewis, preaching on what God is trying to knead into my heart: “…Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from […]
February 5, 2024 #865 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY November, 2023 I am moving from the material to the spiritual–we all are. That involves embracing the spiritual and letting go of the material–not abruptly, for this is a gradual progression. It helps to realize at some point in this journey everything I see is going to […]
January 29, 2024 #858 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December, 2023 Gregorian chants. I and my son-in-law are the only people I know who listen to them. I think they are incredible–it is like hearing music from a different part of your brain. They are wonderful for meditation. They don’t engage me–they slide through me, encouraging […]
January 22, 2024 #851 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December, 2023 Job said to God, “I repent in dust and ashes.” He realized that all of his constructs, all of his suppositions, all of his expectations were vapor in the presence of the living God. Every time I question why things turned out a certain way, […]
January 15, 2024 This from a year ago, applies today… #844 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY February 1, 2023 This is our fifth day essentially indoors (so cold and icy we don’t dare step outside). The river of life is sluggish today. While I battle with cabin fever, I know we are blessed just to be […]
January 8, 2024 #837 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December, 2023 I died in my dream last night–first time that has happened. We were driving down an extremely steep and narrow mountain road. The driver was a former student, I was riding shotgun, and my sister was in the back. He drove too near the edge […]
January 1, 2024 My New Year’s declaration… #830 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY January 1, 2024 Karen made this comment after a recent post: “I wonder if people reading this can relate–if they think: How does he know that ‘voice’ is God’s?” I bet some people do think that, but I refuse to wonder about it. […]
December 25, 2023 #823 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December 25, 2023 This from C.S. Lewis: “The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this…” On Christmas, with all the family and the presents and the food […]
December 18, 2023 #816 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY December, 2023 Believing I am supposed to impress someone with my Christianity is a terrible trap–a sham. It trains my vision on myself, not God. I am not His representative; He is my companion. December 19, 2023 Golf Tuesday at good ol’ Plantation… #817 HOW GOD SPOKE TO […]
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