Prepare Straight Paths for the Lord.I am re-reading The Gospel of Mark which starts, well, startlingly“a voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”[d]How does one prepare straight paths for … [Continue reading]
The surprising “reward” for my only long fast–breaking a coffee addiction
God promises rewards—sometimes open and public ones—for those who seek him in the secret places and in secret ways. (Matthew 6 1-17). I had a serious coffee addiction as an undergraduate and graduate student. I pretty much had a cup on … [Continue reading]
The Superlative Christian Books Which Have Most Influenced Me.
1 The Bible2 The Imitation of Christ. I read it as a teenager in school, and again when I was a novice at Mother Teresa’s. Its thinking has influenced mine. It is a book of pure devotion to Christ for Christ’s sake, regardless of rewards which Thomas … [Continue reading]
On the Importance of “Sabbaths”
Okay, I’ve worked for two Sundays in a row to keep a deadline I had neglected in a most cavalier fashion. And so I am going to take a two day mini-retreat from 8 p.m. today to 8 p.m. on Friday. Working on Sunday is always a very bad idea. The rest … [Continue reading]
Bees, Blessing and Permaculture
Chives in full bloom in our herb gardenWe have a hive of Buckland bees, a mild, docile breed at the bottom of our garden.A hive of bees in the garden apparently "blesses" the entire garden. The flowers pollinated are bigger and brighter. Vegetables … [Continue reading]
There is always water
Do you remember Joshua’s outrageous prayer, “Sun, stand still.” On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand … [Continue reading]
Do not forget that when we weep, the Lord weeps with us
Image Credit (Revised, updated, July 21, 2013) In a memorable scene in John Wimber’s biography, The Way it Was, a “prophetess” comes to him, saying she has a word for him from God.She sits and weeps wordlessly. After about ten minutes of … [Continue reading]
Time is Better Spent “Earning” Happiness rather than Additional Money
What I read yesterday as I wrote a post on the Prophet Habakkuk: Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? 14 For the earth will be filled with the … [Continue reading]
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