Psalm 25, 29, 33, 36, 39 Rushing through life is my mode of operation.  From the moment I wake until my head hits the pillow, I am in a hurry.  I resemble that country song where the singer laments, “I’m in a hurry to get things done…oh I….rush and rush until life’s no fun.  All I really gotta do is live and die, but I’m in a hurry and don’t know why…” Part of my hurried, harried lifestyle is due to poor planning on my part.  It always takes longer to get out the door than I expect it to … Continue reading The Speed of Life

2Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17 Both of these passages are nearly identical, and they illustrate a time when a man, King David, had a thought of something great he could do for God…but God told him that he had other plans.  Rather than get offended, David was honored.  He shows us how we can navigate those times when we suddenly realize that the path we *thought* was right is actually not the one the Lord has chosen for us. David was decked out in his new palace made of cedar when it occurred to him that the Lord’s dwelling place … Continue reading A Gracious Detour

Tonight I am writing about miracles. On Sunday, our pastor spoke about new beginnings and pointed out that the miracles recorded in the Bible happened AFTER an act of obedience.  I had never considered that, but as I look over in my mind’s eye the miracles that I remember, it is true: Jesus fed the 5000 after his disciples obeyed him in bringing out the food. Jesus told the paralyzed man to take up his mat and walk.  And the paralyzed man obeyed. Jesus healed the person with the crippled hand.  He told him the stretch out his hand.  And … Continue reading 2Samuel 5:11-6:23; 1Chron 13-16 – Praise for ancient and modern miracles