A few months ago, my car battery died while in line waiting to get gas at Costco – very inconvenient, to say the least. When it became obvious I wasn?t going to move, the cars behind me began going around me. No one asked if there was a problem or if they could help. They […]
A Prayer Rhythm ? When My Heart is Overwhelmed
When I am overwhelmed, the path ahead seems long, unending. It presses in and I am alone. And yet I am not. Not really. Not ever. As I begin to form simple words, halting prayer words, I know?even if I don’t immediately feel?that God is with me. Over the last ten years or so I […]
Bowing to the One
What is your favorite?Miller-ism? Anyone who had the privilege of sitting under the teaching of Chuck Miller (core staff member of TLI who passed away earlier this year) will undoubtedly still have at least one favorite phrase, one gem of wisdom from Chuck, that stands out from among the many and still resonates in his […]
An In-between Summer
It is summertime! In fact, we are almost smack dab in the middle of what I consider summer. When I think of summer I think of pool parties, cold watermelon slices, fresh squeezed lemonade and barbeque dinners – fun times with family, neighbors and friends. I desire those experiences that remind me of summer days […]
Pondering Personal Relationship with God
God did this so that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from any one of us. ?For in Him we live and move and have our being.? Acts 17:27 & 28 NIV I have been pondering for the last few months how incredible […]
A Turning At Twilight
A TURNING AT TWILIGHT Sun setting at his back, hills leading home toward Jerusalem. Rolling wave by wave before his gaze the battle weary King leans upon his shepherd’s staff. Oh home, oh Jerusalem, Oh Lord God Almighty! I long to rest in Your arms, Your power, Your peace, Your presence. But, out there on […]
Unexpected
UNEXPECTED Deadbolt snap, front door swoosh, screen door scringe and I step out to cross the porch and down the stairs, to waiting car and off to work. But on this cold, dark mid-October morn, as orange light slips between the railing slats and dissolves unnoticed to black below, I’m stopped in my routine by […]
