Elijah Now Elijah the Tishbite, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word." 1 Kings … [Continue reading]
Elijah: The training of a prophet
My Journey from Atheist to Christian: A Guest Post by Cat Caird
Cat CairdI would really love to share my journey from being an atheist to being a Christian with you. The real pinnacle moment for me was when I was 17 and I encountered Jesus for the first time. Before that I was never interested in Christianity. … [Continue reading]
It is I; don’t be afraid!
It is I; don’t be afraid.So, the disciples row for “three or three and a half miles” (I love these charming details, John striving to remember accurately, and how they make it easier for us to believe in truth of these memoirs and autobiographical … [Continue reading]
Blessed are the Failures
Blessed are those who have failed.Who set out to do glorious, inconsequential thingsRace across Everest, Antarctica,higher, faster, stronger, firstBreak records, set new ones, break those too.Whose bright promise was broadly praisedAnd they believed … [Continue reading]
Some Things I Cannot Do
The Lord asks Job out of the whirlwind “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a … [Continue reading]
Lazarus was never the same
Lazarus was never the same.For the rest of his life, he walkedlike a man with a limp--onewho is different--through the steeparid paths of Bethany.For four days, everythinghe feared thronged to him.And amid the terror,a voice resounded:the teacher he … [Continue reading]
365 Project: A South Beach Meal by the Beach
We are spending 5 days by the sea, near the New Forest in Hampshire. And are now following the South Beach diet.Here's the meal Roy and Irene put together for dinner tonight--spinach and romaine salad with chicken and cheese topping, sauteed … [Continue reading]
Christ says, “I will let nothing be wasted.”
"Let nothing be wasted"“Nothing, Lord?”“Nothing.”* * * Not our weary years,Not our silent tears,None of the lonelinessWhich caused that deep, echoing silence in which we could hear you?None of our failures Which stilled the insistent voicesOf those … [Continue reading]
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