April 24, 2023
#540 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January, 2023 “He (the Christian) does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” –C.S. Lewis Hmmm…how does God make me good? I have no doubt that I am a better human being than I used to be. I also know this has been God’s work within me rather than anything I’ve accomplished. What has been my role in the process? I hate to be simplistic, but I am a better person when I turn my eyes away from me and toward God. And I do that more than I ever used to.
April 25, 2023
The darker side of Golf Tuesday…
#541 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2023 Human depravity. My friend and I were on my back porch enjoying a cocktail when two young men drove their golf cart down the middle of the fairway, up the small hill and straight across the green (me screaming at them), flattening the flagstick at the hole, and continued on to the next tee box. I know it is a small thing given the atrocities humans inflict upon one another (think Ukraine), but it is a shock to anyone who appreciates the subtle beauties of the game of golf. My conclusion: A creature with no connection to his Creator is lost…not on any journey, only wandering aimlessly in darkness, rolling over whatever is in his path.
April 26, 2023
#542 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February, 2023 I don’t like to talk about my ego–he is slavish for attention. That is the kind of separation it seems to take–I watch him from afar and shake my head. But he is a tricky devil. He can seep into my thoughtstream without creating a ripple, and he can blend into the environment. All he wants is to sit on my throne. My ego is the cage–”…it is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” (Galatians 5:1)
April 27, 2023
#543 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2023 In moments of clarity, I realize I don’t really understand anything. Into every conflicted situation, there is so much back story, there is so much intonation, there is so much subjectivism–how could I possibly decipher? That is where the Holy Spirit comes in. The Holy Spirit does not want to arbitrate–the Holy Spirit wants to heal. Trust the Holy Spirit.
April 28, 2023
#544 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October, 2022 God is the judge. There can be no doubt about that. It also means that no one else’s opinion really matters–if I stay true to God. That is the tricky part. Because God can speak to me in a multitude of ways–including through other people’s opinions.
April 29, 2023
#545 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2023 This is the best description I have read of my conversion: “Christianity in its pure and sincere form works like dynamite: it blows up old mountains and opens up new, limitless horizons.” –Leo Tolstoy
April 30, 2023
It’s Family Sunday!
#546 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2023 (Day 3 of Texas Malmgren family reunion in British Columbia) My six granddaughters performed a play for an audience of one–me. God uses children to teach me a universal truth about human relations: people crave attention.
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