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 poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) ‘Poor in spirit’ means never thinking too highly of myself or my opinion.
May 28, 2024
A triumphant Golf Tuesday…
#979 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April 23, 2024 The game-winning shot. A match play tournament, all square after seventeen holes, and on #18 I hit a six iron into the hole for an eagle! I had never hit a game-winning anything ever before (I am not an accomplished athlete). Such perfect timing, such competitive joy, such shared appreciation with my partner, such luck! Just another passing glimpse of the grace of God.
May 29, 2024
#980 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May 16, 2024 I think it is foolishness to imagine too literally what heaven will be like. The Bible is full of symbolic language–“mansions” and “streets of gold” can have entirely different meanings than what we expect here. I feel safe in making two assumptions: A) heaven is going to be better than anything I can possibly imagine; and B) when I get there, I’m going to be changed as much as my surroundings. (comic by David Wilkie)
May 30, 2024
#981 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May 4, 2024 Freddy has been one of God’s personal prophets for me: “And somewhere in the midst of them all (authors of the Bible) one particular voice speaks out that is unlike any other voice because it speaks so directly to the deepest privacy and longing and weariness of each of us that there are times when the centuries are blown away like mist, and it is as if we stand with no shelter of time at all between ourselves and the One who speaks our secret name. Come, the voice says. Unto me. All ye. Every last one.” –from A Room Called Remember by Frederick Buechner
May 31, 2024
#982 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April, 2024 Every so often I’m overwhelmed by the beneficent grace of God directed toward me. It almost scares me because it seems so egotistical (see comic). But I don’t believe that. This beneficent grace is directed toward every living thing on the planet. Our gift is that we have the ability to recognize and respond to it. Hadn’t we ought to?
June 1, 2024
#983 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May 8, 2024 Self-control. This is a tough one for me because there are so many things I enjoy. But God is not against enjoyment (I think He approves of it). Self-control is more than moderation. It is being captain of my ship. Self-control plays a role in monitoring my pleasures, directing my thoughts, harnessing my emotions, and even in replicating my golf swing. It’s a powerful fruit of the Spirit–I can’t just aim it like a hose. Ah, but I know it is a weakness.
June 2, 2024
Checking out my big bro on Family Sunday…
#984 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April 9, 2024 My brother has made it his ambition to swim in the seven seas (and all bodies of water in between). Quit drinking three years ago and has never looked back. I have never seen him so serene. Hmmm. Are you speaking to me, God?
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