Tag Archives: Jesus

Lessons from 2 Chronicles

This morning my Bible-reading-in-a-year group read 2 Chronicles 28-31. And let me just say, “This reading group is so, so good for my soul!” The Biblical readings are good, and so are the meditations which Staci and Cici post. This … Continue reading

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Frog In The Kettle

He behaved well in the eyes of God, following in the footsteps of his father Amaziah. He was a loyal seeker of God. He was well trained by his pastor and teacher Zechariah to live in reverent obedience before God, … Continue reading

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Precious

“What is so precious to you that you can’t trust God with it?” It was 1999. Or 2000. Charmaine posed this question at the start of the women’s Bible study I attended in Florida. Just going to that Bible study … Continue reading

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Mirror, Mirror

I spent several days flat on my back after my back went out last week.  I’ve seen vast improvements every day.  I can’t believe the mobility I’ve recovered.  I can’t believe the ingrained independence I’ve discovered. My mom suggested that … Continue reading

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Constant Conversation

While riding the F subway home last night, I read the evening devotional from Charles Spurgeon’s classic devotional Morning and Evening. One of my dear friends, Beth, sent it to me a few years ago, and I recently downloaded it … Continue reading

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Procrastination

…to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done. Yes.  I’m procrastinating.  But I’m procrastinating from doing what I really want to do rather than from something distasteful.  I’m avoiding something that gives me energy and joy … Continue reading

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Amazing Faith

One of the highlights from our MI, WI, IA, MN trip so far was the two-session training seminar we led for a small country church in Iowa.    They advertised our event in the local paper so half of the … Continue reading

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Galatians

Have you ever spent a month reading and re-reading one book of the Bible? Ten years ago one of my girlfriends introduced me to the idea with what she called “the Romans Challenge”.  As she explained it to me, the … Continue reading

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