November 20, 2023
#788 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October, 2023 The situations may be complex, but the pathway is simple: be led by the Spirit of Christ. That may seem like an either/or decision or a hopeful guess, but it is really a “learn how” development program. The basic ingredients are love and awareness mixed with prayer and study.
November 21, 2023
A thankful Golf Tuesday…
#789 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 19, 2023 My playing partner today was a man celebrating his 95th birthday. Isn’t that something? I felt like God had given me a special blessing, a walk with an ancient. He wasn’t out there just passing time–he was competing. He played pretty well too–shot around 100. (The next week when I played with him he shot 91–4 years below his age!). I asked him if there was a secret to his longevity. “I dunno, just lucky I guess,” he said, adding, “I do have two scotches a night.” Thank you for Harry, Lord Jesus.
November 22, 2023
This is my pre-Thanksgiving meditation:
#790 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September, 2023 “If you could understand a single grain of wheat, you would die of wonder.” –Martin Luther. Sometimes when I sit on my porch and it is very still and my live oak tree is reaching out to me and cicadas are tuning up and I can’t quite identify the bird talking in the next tree–I could almost die of wonder. I can’t wait until it comes down to a single grain of wheat!
November 23, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving!
#791 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 23, 2023 Saw this on Facebook (thanks, Donna) and I wanted to pass it on: It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.
November 24, 2023
#792 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October, 2023 “The mirror on the wall/ Casts and image dark and small/ But I’m not sure at all it’s my reflection/ I’m blinded by the light/ of God and truth and right/ And I wander in the night without direction/ So I’ll continue to continue to pretend/ My life will never end/ And flowers never bend in the rainfall.” –Simon and Garfunkel
I just heard this song, and like a flashback, I could see myself in my 11th grade bedroom looking into my mirror and knowing the song was speaking directly to me. No drugs or drink. A perfect description of where I was at that time…which confirms that God has been speaking to me my entire life.
November 25, 2023
#793 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September, 2023 I am reminded that it is as fruitless to talk to someone with an opposing view about religion as it is about politics. Far more productive to talk with God about the person than with the person about God.
November 26, 2023
A Family Sunday look back at Thanksgiving…
#794 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 23, 2023 This was the quietest Thanksgiving ever for us. Our only addition to our household was Zack’s dog, a Great Pyrenees. Karen cooked. I watched football, worked on a puzzle, and grilled the Cornish hens. The dogs just lazed around but added life to the house. After we ate, we finished a good series (The Morning Show). Don’t get me wrong–I would take a home full of family any year. But this year was different and peaceful and intimate; I’m thankful.
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