God
God Sings and Rejoices
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. God calls upon His people to sing and rejoice, then He sings and rejoices over them. Stop and…
MATURITY
Persevering Even through doubts. Unflagging hope, Even with pouts. Finding His strength, In my weakness. Doing good, Despite my badness. Planting His seeds, Watering blooms. Will I see flowers When love resumes? A handful of seeds, A watering can, Dry, barren ground, Is where grace began. Flowers in vases, Delightful fragrance.…
Advent 2021
Hope Jesus called himself the Light of the World, and at Advent, we light candles to remind ourselves of the light of hope he brought into a world filled with the darkness of sin. What is hope? Hope is looking forward to something wonderful. It’s expecting something good to happen. It’s light in the darkness.…
Thanks Giving
There are words in the english language that have been attached to things or that we say without actually thinking about the meaning of them. Things like, “I’m going to hit the hay,” “Glove box,” “Getting on his soap box,” “landline,” “Indian giver,” “master bedroom” or don’t even get me started on “wife beater tank…
Book of Hosea
BOOK OF HOSEA Hosea, the prophet, married the village whore. And to three loser “dads,” three children Gomer bore. I wanted MY people, in sad Gomer, to see, Like Gomer, that they were adulteresses to Me. She did what she wanted, with men, running around. “They leave me food and gifts, in secret at…
Book of Genesis
Beginnings of our world, The goodness of Your hand. It didn’t take us long Making messes on land. Adam, Eve, and Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Ten brothers, and two more, The patriarch era. Self, curved in on itself: Foolish “drama,” conflicts, Egos, pride, fights and strife, Childish quarrels, nitpicks. By nature ego…