February 6, 2023 #462 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, January 3, 2023 “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances…” (Philippians 4:11) This is another of my lip service verses. I need it to sink down into my heart. Content does not mean “I’ll survive” or “I can take it.” Content means at peace. […]
January 30, 2023 Believe it or not, I’m starting to run low on marching orders. This is a good one… #455 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Thursday, November 24, 2022 A rather obvious marching order on Thanksgiving Day: *Be thankful. I want to allow thankfulness to wash over me. Taking things for granted is like closing up […]
January 23, 2023 It’s Marching Order Monday! #448 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, November 20, 2022 The apostle Paul says, “Pray without ceasing…” I used to think, Come on, man, there’s a whole life going on here, how am I supposed to… Praying without ceasing is about sharing all of my thoughts with God; inviting […]
January 16, 2023 Marching Order Monday (in which I share certain concepts God seems to be emphasizing in my daily walk) #442 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, October 29, 2022 I found this cool, beat-up license-plate-style sign in a thrift store. All it said was: SIMPLIFY. I hung it up on my back porch, just above […]
January 9, 2023 Marching Order Monday… #435 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Thursday, October 12, 2022 I usually apply this latest marching order to my philosophy of senior physical fitness, but it has many spiritual dimensions. I have a very comfortable easy chair, which is nice for meditation and contemplation, but laziness is lurking just around […]
January 2, 2023 Monday, Monday, it’s Marching Order Monday… #428 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, October 10, 2022 I love this one: *Cultivate a sense of awe and wonder. The human tendency is to close down, not to open up. I see this in two common expressions, one internally directed and the other externally. “That’s […]
December 26, 2022 The last Marching Order Monday of 2022… #421 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, October 25, 2022 God wants His forgiveness to sink down into my heart. I so often just give it lip service as it passes by my mouth. It’s total forgiveness–for my wrong turns, for my egotistical forays, for my blatant […]
December 19, 2022 It’s Marching Order Monday! #414 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Another marching order, from God to me: *See every interaction as an opportunity to demonstrate love. This can be attentiveness, a gesture, a show of support, a pat on the shoulder, even just a smile. This not only improves […]
December 12, 2022 I got this Monday’s Marching Order from my participation in the Stephen Ministry at my local church. We direct it toward our care receivers, but it works for anybody… #407 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, October 9, 2022 *Be quicker to listen than to speak–this is the key to building relationships. December […]
December 5, 2022 Following a God-given theme, it’s Marching Order Monday! #400 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, October 9, 2022 This one came to me in the middle of the night: *Learn to differentiate between your ego and your soul. The ego prioritizes I; the soul prioritizes we. December 6, 2022 Tuesday is Monday’s ugly sister–unless you […]
November 28, 2022 It’s Marching Order Monday! (explanation below…) #393 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Monday, October 10, 2022 God has been impressing certain things upon my heart, things I believe he wants me to be aware of on a regular basis, things that will help me navigate the road. I call them marching orders: *Be present. […]
November 21, 2022 I am initiating a new theme: Marching Order Monday… #386 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, October 8, 2022 I feel like God is giving me my final marching orders. I don’t mean that in a morbid sense–I have years ahead of me as far as I know. I believe there are certain […]
November 14, 2022 #379 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, September 20, 2022 I do not have a refined palate–in meals or desserts or even liquor. (In my old age I’ve taken to sprinkling Fritos on anything that could use a little crunch.) My mother told me we descended from Russians muzhiks (peasants). But Leo Tolstoy […]
November 7, 2022 This is the only political post (sort of) I’m going to make in 2022–don’t forget to vote! #372 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, September 20, 2022 This song touched my heart… “My church and country could use a little mercy now As they sink into a poisoned pit that will take forever to climb out They […]
October 31, 2022 #365 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Wednesday, October 5, 2022 This God has shown me–love is a muscle; it has to be exercised. I cannot expect people to know I love them just because of the relationship we are in. Love is active; it moves. It is a good thing to demonstrate love. […]
October 24, 2022 #358 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, August 12, 2022 This is my last entry into this notebook I have used for HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY–we have filled it! O how You have blessed me, Lord, with the inspiration to write again. Every day I am challenged to listen–to enjoy Your […]
October 17, 2022 #351 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, September 2, 2022. God teaches me the most about love in my closest relationships. I don’t mean that in a touchy-feely, I‑love-my-family way. God works in the present. He wants to teach me to love when Karen and I are out of sorts, or at cross […]
October 10, 2022 #344 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, July 10, 2022 This might be the best advice on interpersonal relations that I’ve ever heard: “When you encounter another person, when you have dealings with anyone at all, it is as if a question is being put to you. So you must think, What is […]
October 3, 2022 #337 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Monday, July 18, 2022 I keep coming back to this: the journey within. The Holy Spirit resides within me, but let’s face it, most of the time I am oblivious to Her residence. That is because I–and most human beings–are focused on the external. But we are […]
September 26, 2022 #330 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, August 27, 2022 Karen and I went to the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for our 45th anniversary. Though she lacks my history with Bob, she shares an interest (we listened to his albums on the drive up and barely scratched the surface). Excepting the […]
September 19, 2022 #323 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, July 20, 2022 Not often, but I can suffer from “creeping unworthiness.” It’s that place where my faith in God is fine–no doubts He’s there, doing good, being loving. But I know I’m not worth it, I’m not living up to it, I’m slow-playing the relationship–it’s […]
September 12, 2022 #316 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, August 5, 2022 This just struck me–I am still teaching. Jesus was a teacher and his disciples were teachers. Every christian is called upon to demonstrate to the world how transformative it is to walk with Christ. No lesson plans and no standardized test scores. And […]
September 5, 2022 This one just goes back to yesterday… #309 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, September 4, 2022 “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.” (Proverbs 31:10) Today is Karen’s 68th birthday. We have certainly shared life’s journey together, and our bond is stronger than ever. To this […]
August 29, 2022 The wedding trip, part 2… #302 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, July 3, 2022 I watched my 72 year old sister get married tonight. Weddings are such joyous occasions. I believe there was as much wine consumed as Jesus produced for the wedding at Cana. Theirs was intentionally a non-religious ceremony, so I […]
August 22, 2022 Please note, this happened a month and a half ago… #295 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, July 5, 2022 This afternoon I fell down some steps and sprained my knee. Stupidly. Carelessly. Now I am hobbled. Hobbledness leads to humility. I’m pressing on to the higher calling of my Lord. August 23, 2022 Golf day!! #296 […]
August 15, 2022 #288 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, July 16, 2022 We are experiencing a Texas heat wave, and Covid is ripping through my family (my wife, three granddaughters, a grandniece, and two sisters-in-law). All have been vaxxed and boosted, so it is more debilitating than destructive. The heat is enervating. It’s one of […]
August 8, 2002 #281 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, June 28, 2022 “Put away all contention…” When I realize it takes two sides to have a contention–not just in religious matters but in any matters–it becomes easier to avoid disagreements. That does not mean passivity. It means recognition of the mutual right to an opinion. […]
August 1, 2022 #274 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, June 11, 2022 I guess this is crazy, and you might think it is psycho mysticism. I will be on my back porch, thinking things over, and I will have a flash of insight, an inspired thought–and a mockingbird will land in front of me. I’m […]
July 25, 2022 #267 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, May 14, 2022 Today I am saddened by the inadequacy of human love–how complex and fragile it is, how quickly it can shift to recrimination and hurt, how support drifts to comparison, and how unhappiness settles in. I have to go back, over and over, to […]
July 18, 2022 #260 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, June 3, 2022 There’s something elemental about sitting around a fire with people that I love. I suppose humankind has been doing this since we inhabited the planet. It moves me gracefully to a place near the center of my soul–where the Holy Spirit resides. (That’s […]
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