Chosen Gems

Through the years, how many times have you heard these words?  Departure time? Arrival time? Destination? Do I need to change planes? How long is the flight? Who will get me there? Who will pick me up? What will I do when I get there? Do I have everything I need? Clothes? Money? Passport? Does … Continue reading Ready for Takeoff?

In the deep recess of my inner man heart, I find an ache and cry and groan that reaches out from there. Is there more I can do and how I can be a better part? Of the One Body thinking and in showing Your loving care. *** Oh, my Father, what are You telling … Continue reading Hidden In Plain Sight

I wonder how many times you've checked the weather forecast for today.  Will it rain or snow or will it be hot or humid? Is it picnic weather or time to get out the snow gear?  What should I wear? How many events in life are planned based on the weather forecast?  Can you remember … Continue reading Today’s Forecast

“In the Christian life there is no substitute for the keen awareness that the Shepherd is nearby.  There is nothing like Christ’s presence to dispel the fear, the panic, the terror of the unknown.”   A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller (p37,38) May my life reflect the care of a shepherd; as one … Continue reading Looking Ahead

At times, we can forget the simplicity of who we are and what we can be like in “the world”.One way to see “the world” is as a dark nasty place to live in, surrounded by Satanic influences beyond our control that irritate and anger us and the only way out is Christ’s return. However, … Continue reading The World View

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the … Continue reading A Glass of Milk

Today as this journey begins, I pray it will be “new” in so many ways. to “hear” the sound of his voice clearly to “see” opportunities to live and give to “taste” and feed at his table to “smell” the fragrance of sweet and intimate fellowship to “touch” the warmth of his embrace There are … Continue reading Lips of Grace

TODAY!! As we confess boldly the truths of the Word, the reality of their power and energizing fullness becomes so much more clear. We are the reflection of Jesus Christ in this world.  He was the reflection of his Father, so as we too put on Christ and manifest the identity of the new nature, … Continue reading Shine On

Over the years there have been proponents of a certain type of thinking that the Word of God was and is idolized.  As a result, a movement was set in motion to unavoidably judge those who still held the Scriptures in high regard.  Kind of funny in some ways, and I have had firsthand experience … Continue reading The Balance

There are many ways to tell His-story, but this one will have to do. The God of grace and love is He. The creation shows His thoughtful care, and He knows what is to be. He moved amidst the darkness, with light and goodness and love to set His man completely free. Mankind He did … Continue reading One Way to Say It