Many prophets and would-be prophets said that 2020 would be a year of vision… Hmm; not too hard to pair “2020” with “vision.” When Covid hit about March, the year of vision suddenly seemed murky and unstable. It seemed we had anything but vision! Who knew how the virus transmits? Who knew if masks help? […]
Limited Capacity
I must admit I thought this would be over by now. Call me optimistic (or call me naïve); but I somehow mitigated my emotions by letting myself believe that by summer’s end this would all blow over. Like the flu season comes to an end, I surmised that, surely, Corona virus season would be over […]
Treasures of Darkness
These are extraordinary times. You are probably reading this from the quarantine of your own home amidst the worldwide Covid 19 Pandemic. It’s possible you are worried, scared, bored, angry at authorities, or “Covidiots”, or frustrated with your spouse or kids. The opportunities for darkness to creep in around us are rampant. But let’s let […]
The Church Has Left the Building
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Heb 10:24-25 NIV – 24 Remember the little children’s hand motion: Here’s the church. Here’s […]
Who Does God Want to Be for You?
Editor’s Note: This week I’ve asked the TLI bloggers to share what God is saying to them in this unprecedented time. This month’s blog posts will be a series of personal insights meant to encourage and strengthen our relationship with God and with others. If you have not contributed to the blog in the past, […]
Training
My recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago would not have been the same if I had not trained for it. As soon as my friend, Kay, and I decided we were going to embark on this adventure we began training. She flew up to meet me in Tennessee and we took our first walk […]
The Complexity of Simplicity
One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:4 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary […]