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 […]
July 11, 2022 #253 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Monday, May 30, 2022 “He must increase and I must decrease…” I pray this prayer a lot. I do this because I realize how much my own ego dominates my life. Abiding means turning control over to Him. It should be easy (given who He is) but […]
July 4, 2022 #246 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, May 13, 2022 “The joy of the Lord is my strength.” I have never had the courage or confidence to say that aloud and believe it. But I am definitely getting closer. July 5, 2022 #247 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Saturday, May 21, 2022 This from […]
June 27, 2022 #239 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Thursday, May 12, 2022 Please tell me if you are the person who recommended I read Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of God by Mark Batterson. Listen to this: “Let me make a bold statement at the beginning of this book. Learning to hear the voice […]
June 20, 2022 #232 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Thursday, March 31, 2022 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3: 5–6) The above verse just resonates with me. It isn’t just advice, it’s […]
JUNE 13, 2022 #225 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, May 27, 2022 I got a new role today: acolyte: a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. We all know who the Celebrant is, and the procession is life. Sign me up as an acolyte. June 14, 2022 I’m off on an overnight […]
June 6, 2022 #218 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Thursday, May 2, 2022 One thing I know I can learn to do better is love my neighbor. I think that is the biggest reason God has me sticking around here. Of course, neighbor means wife, children, granddaughters, siblings, relatives, friends, neighbors, and every stranger I meet […]
May 30, 2022 #211 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Wednesday, April 20, 2022 It is a powerful thing when someone else writes what I am thinking: “At issue here is the question: To whom do I belong? To God or to the world? Many of my daily preoccupations suggest that I belong more to the world […]
May 23, 2022 #204 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, April 24, 2022 My mother used to use the expression “…looking at the world through rose-colored glasses.” (It was not a compliment.) And my nephew recently asked me, “It seems easy to see God’s love when you are surrounded by your beautiful and loving family, but […]
May 16, 2022 #197 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Sunday, April 17, 2022 This is the parable of the live oak tree: There was an old man who loved to sit on his porch and pray. An old live oak tree growing right in front of him would declare the glory of God. The old man […]
May 9, 2022 #190 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, March 22, 2022 My guest left after a four day visit. It was great seeing an old friend, but I also love being alone. If stillness is optimal as a contact point, it follows that solitude is optimal for communion. Hello, Lord. May 10, 2022 This is a […]
May 2, 2022 #183 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Monday, March 21, 2022 “Self-destruction is the result of selfishness.” –Stephan Allison, my friend. There are two sides to this coin, the macrocosmic and the microcosmic. Steve was referring to the big picture, i.e., humankind is destroying our planet because of greed , gluttony and the other […]
April 25, 2022 Haha, it turns out they didn’t need me–it’s nice to know I would have done it though… #176 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Wednesday, October 27, 2021 God answers prayer. I’ve been praying that God would expand my heart. I want to be a more loving person…not that I am unloving, but just […]
April 18, 2022 #169 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Monday, March 14, 2022 I have become a pet person. In my younger days, I used to think that people who lavished love on their pets were just afraid to open their hearts to other people. Now I understand that you don’t dole love out like cherries […]
April 11, 2022 #162 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Friday, March 11, 2022 I’ve been thinking about abiding…“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit.” (John 5:15) When I retired, my number one goal/wish/prayer was that He would teach me to abide […]
April 4, 2022 #155 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Wednesday, March 2, 2022 “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things unseen.” (Hebrews 11:2) What an audacious channel of communication! If I master that assurance and that conviction, I become the most contented, purposeful and confident person on the planet–all to the […]
March 28, 2022 #148 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY Tuesday, February 22 We don’t acquire a virtue, we just practice it. Like patience. God showed me today that I might think I’ve become more patient but my grasp is flimsy. The traffic situation: making a left across two lanes coming the other way, a lady in […]
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