"Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor......" Hos. 13:3 I captured the above image in a mountainous Ugandan village not far from the Kenyan border. Our short-term missions team had been ministering to imprisoned children in various government facilities. We looked… Continue reading Flourishing Tree or Unanchored Chaff?
Tag: Scripture
The Blessing of Memorizing Scripture
I have stored up your word in my heart,that I might not sin against you. (Psalm 119:11) I will meditate on your preceptsand fix my eyes on your ways.I will delight in your statutes;I will not forget your word. (Psalm 119:15-16) I surprised myself this summer. To make the most of my three-month summer vacation,… Continue reading The Blessing of Memorizing Scripture
Comfort When We Least Expect It
Golden Alberta field ready for harvest. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matt. 5:4 I waited in my car for the early September frost to melt from my view and grimaced as I finished an inventory check: phone, purse, wallet, bags. It was a much shorter list than a few days… Continue reading Comfort When We Least Expect It
Something Brief, Something True: Jesus, the Preexistent One
"Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for meone who is to be ruler in Israel,whose coming forth is from of old,from ancient days." Micah 5:2… Continue reading Something Brief, Something True: Jesus, the Preexistent One
Squirrels and Patio Lights: A Lesson in Contentment
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and striving after the wind.” Ecc. 6:9 My husband found a lightbulb in the yard last week. It is the tenth one we’ve found strewn around the wild edges of our property. They didn’t always lay amongst long… Continue reading Squirrels and Patio Lights: A Lesson in Contentment
The Light for My Path 