Scaling the High Bar
God telling me that I should be holy is like his telling me to scale the high jump at a track meet. But wait. Who’s that in front of the high bar...
28
Nov
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Nov
An Art Lesson
When I’m at my art easel, secondhand information won’t do. If I’m working on a painting of daisies, I must have a vase of fresh daisies to study. There’s no...
17
Oct
Know Your Transgressions
Some of my friends tell me I’m too hard on myself. They say I berate myself too much. But I know the truth. I know when I’m vying for attention...
28
Sep
Prophesy!
I’m no prophet, but I’m intrigued by Peter’s words in Acts, “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and...
19
Aug
His Yoke is Easy
At times we feel that our yoke is just too heavy to bear. That’s when Jesus says, “Here, take my yoke. It’s easy. The burden is light.” Oh yeah? we think.
9
Jul
The School of Obedience
Although Jesus wept and cried loudly, wrestled and struggled, he obeyed. In fact, he learned obedience from what he suffered. Whether or not obedience...
24
May
Being Clothed
The Apostle Paul wrote wistfully about the resurrection body, and my sentiments are his. I too groan over my earthly tent. Age, disease, or disability...
24
Jan
Stand Firm in Truth
When you don’t walk, your shoes never wear out. My shoes can last me ten years or more and still look brand-new. The soles that have never touched dirt...
19
Dec
Be Holy
It was only our high school madrigal choir singing a Gregorian chant. But the beautiful, haunting discords and harmonies in the minor keys swelled my...
18
Dec
A Laughing Lord?
The Son of Man was completely and utterly human, which means of course that he experienced the entire range of human emotions—emotions untainted by sin...
