Speak when you are spoken to, When His voice has broken thru This world’s voices that deafen you, Over its sirens that beckon you, That offer only a token truth. His still, small voice whispers loud, Piercing thru religion’s shroud. His softest tones of sweetest love, A crescendo rising above The noise [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Scot McKnight’s blog Jesus Creed is one of my favorite and most frequently visited. He is a man of God whose wisdom and love for others makes it a joy to regularly stop in and be edified and challenged. He’s been doing a series entitled Missional Jesus. It’s been extremely informative and encouraging to look through the [...]
Yesterday morning, as is my custom, I read from the daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest by the incomparable Oswald Chambers. The text for the day is Luke 11:1, which reads, “Lord, teach us to pray.” He says this about prayer, “We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves; the [...]
Some very close and dear friends of mine are heading to Zambia to meet up with a dear friend and sister who has been serving there with the Peace Corps for the past almost two years. I’ve included the latest prayer request email sent from Jeremiah: Hello Children of God! Blessings and Greetings in the name of Jesus [...]
Deep in my soul lies a dormant song, Stifled and pent-up for too long, Sweet, celestial notes Get caught up in my throat And always seem to come out wrong. You’ve given us songs yet unsung, Anthems for your daughters and sons, Rising within our hearts Before the music starts, Snatching [...]
Yesterday, Michelle and I exchanged cars because our very friendly next-door neighbor was going to do some work on Michelle’s brakes. So he and I tinkered around his garage and did the repairs while Michelle worked at the REST Ministries thrift store. Michelle and I had plans for the afternoon and evening, so I hopped [...]
I’m not sure what happened…I posted this poem yesterday, but this morning it was gone. Maybe a monster came and ate it. . As your light is breaking thru, Exposing lies I thought were true, Darkness that I thought was light, Blindness that I thought was sight, Old things that I thought were new. Shining [...]
Moment by moment May your life be manifest In me. Here in this present May your Spirit not be suppressed In me. May I surrender So you can truly have your way In me. Make my hardened heart tender, Awaken the gifts that dormant lay In me. All that I am, And all I ever [...]
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and [...]
If my heart is like a garden, then my flesh is the weeds. Weeds in a garden do not need to be planted. If there’s soil, there are weeds. They don’t need any special attention or fertilization. They thrive just fine on their own. But when it comes to bearing the fruit of the Spirit [...]