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, […]
Don’t Just Do Something…Stand There
In the world of wilderness rescue medicine, one phrase stands out as the starting point for any care you might need to provide. “Don’t just do something…stand there”. There are reasons this phrase is so important. First, the world of rescue already exists on the edge where people are in isolated places away from the […]
God’s Reality
I believe God has made big promises for my life, and for those in my circles of influence. And I’ve had crazy experiences to back them up. For instance, a year after moving to California, I woke up in the middle of the night hearing a voice calling my name. It was no dream […]
Step Back: Lessons in Art. And Life.
Three years ago, I took up oil painting. I had zero experience but as I became aware of a long-buried desire to paint, I decided to get past my insecurities and go for it. I have found this new thing in my life to be fulfilling, challenging, exhausting, inspiring, extremely frustrating and surprisingly healing. […]
THE SOIL OF THE HEART
“Consider this: A farmer went out to sow seeds. As he cast his seeds some of it fell along the beaten path and soon the birds came and ate it. Other seeds fell onto gravel with no topsoil and the seeds quickly sprouted since the soil had no depth. But when the days grew hot, […]
Going Lower Still
“Let go of your rights and follow Me lower still into greater servitude.” “For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. …I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.” (1 Corinthians 9:19, 22) […]
A Pattern of Suffering
Matthew 26:36-40 (TPT) 36 Then Jesus led His disciples to an orchard called “The Oil Press.” He told them, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 He took Peter, James, and John with Him. However, an intense feeling of great sorrow plunged His soul into deep sorrow and agony. 38 And He […]
