February 16, 2026
“Ain’t nothin’ too discreet about the disease of conceit…” –Bob Dylan#1702 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 23, 2026 I used to work with the most self-absorbed woman I ever met. I invented a game where I would introduce different topics of conversation (weather, entertainment, church), then surreptitiously time how long it took her to turn the conversation into something about herself. She rarely broke 30 seconds. The Self contains a huge pit called Ego. Beware.
February 17, 2026
Dallin 101…
#1703 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February 1, 2026 Here is my own encapsulation of human history: God allowed us to be broken and God will fix us. From the eternal point of view it will be worth it.
February 18, 2026
Another cart-before-the-horse quagmire:#1704 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 22, 2026 Do I write my blog because God has spoken to me, or do I listen for God to speak so I have something to put in my blog? The real problem: misplaced vision. It’s not about what I do, it’s about what God does.
February 19, 2026
I love this…
#1705 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 14, 2026 “I make monastic silence a protest against the lies of politicians, propagandists and agitators, and when I speak it is to deny that my faith and my church can ever be aligned with these forces of injustice and destruction. But it is true,nevertheless, that the faith in which I believe is also invoked by many who believe in war, believe in racial injustices, believe in self-righteous and lying forms of tyranny. My life must, then be a protest against these also, and perhaps against these most of all.” –Thomas Merton
Kind of a Christian pledge of allegiance, isn’t it?
February 20, 2026
Maybe next time…#1706 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September 9, 2025 Do I believe in “breakthrough” moments, i.e., Paul on the road to Damascus, Moses and the burning bush, Lazarus stepping out of the tomb? I absolutely believe they happen. I have never had an experience where God manifested Himself physically, incontrovertibly, to me. But boy, I’ve come close.
February 21, 2026
The ultimate make-over…
#1707 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 27, 2026 “We are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” (I John 3:2)
Glory be! I have no idea what it’s going to look like on the other side (…has not yet been revealed). Everything in me says it’s going to be better than I can ever imagine, and I shouldn’t be afraid. Now I know I will see Him just as He is, and in the glory of that event I will become the best me that I can possibly be.
February 22, 2026
A father’s delight on Family Sunday…#1708 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February 18, 2026 Having dinner with my two sons… I am so grateful for the men they have turned out to be — good-hearted, hard-working, fun-loving, excellent fathers, spiritual seekers. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow them all the days of their lives. Continue to guide them, Lord Jesus
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