November 11, 2024
#1245 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 23, 2024 “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in Me.” (John 14:1) The most intimate verse in the Bible. I know many (including within my own family) who accept God (at least the concept) but don’t believe in Jesus. The primary result of that is keeping God at a distance. Don’t get me wrong–keep believing in God whatever your faith. But Jesus can untrouble your heart.
November 12, 2024
Golf Tuesday, the vicissitudes…
#1246 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 3, 2024 I am playing the best golf of my life. A surprising statement to make, but I think it’s true. What I believe: the “best golf” cannot be the highest purpose. If I try to be more relaxed, less competitive, more grateful, more interested in my partners, less bet-oriented, just plain happier, golf becomes more than a game. Breathe.
Addendum: My series of good rounds ended around four or five. I’m back to my usual up and down. Still working on the other stuff too.
November 13, 2024
#1247 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
August 25, 2024 Sometimes I feel like a moth and God is the light (duh!) and I perceive the light and charge headlong. I don’t really connect with the light, rather I bounce off, back toward darkness, and yet I know the light is there and that I will charge again.
November 14, 2024
#1248 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 26, 2024 “…not my will but Thy will be done…” I run into this conflict on a daily basis. Usually it’s small stuff: walking the dog instead of waiting for Karen to–taking the trash out the night before instead of the morning of–making the phone call instead of waiting–apologizing instead of sulking. All of those small things are the training ground of the Holy Spirit. “Thy will be done on earth as it is …”
November 15, 2024
#1249 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May 26, 2024 God has indicated to me that my #1 responsibility is to care for others. Of course, it is much easier to do that with His help. That’s why the greatest commandment is “…to love God and your neighbor…” That second part extends all the way from my wife to the rest of humanity. It is an attitude I am supposed to carry in my heart, ready to pass it forward at any time.
November 16, 2024
#1250 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September 10, 2024 If you would follow me around for a week, you’d probably say I have one of the most relaxed schedules imaginable. Yet I can’t seem to find enough time. Yeah, I know, give up golf. But there are also spiritual activities like meeting and visiting and joining and calling and reading and praying. I can get to a place where I feel like I’m doing all of the above without God. I know what is missing–listening. I can’t listen to God like I listen to a friend tell the same old story. I have to be present to meet Him here.
November 17, 2024
Family Sunday, the perks…
#1251 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 16, 2024 My wonderful son got us tickets on the fifth row for the Spurs/Mavericks game. It’s amazing how big professional basketball players actually are and how fun it is to watch from so close. Alas, Victor Wembanyama did not play (bruised knee) and my beloved Spurs lost. As my mother used to say, “God isn’t that generous”–which I have never believed. (Photo: that’s Sean Elliott announcing in the foreground and VW in street clothes.)
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