Psalms: Like a Rollercoaster
There are times when life is just like a rollercoaster. After waiting in line for our turn, we get securely settled in the car and anxiously await the launch. Once…
Faith in Action
One day Jesus’ disciples were practicing what Jesus had taught them. The incident involved a young boy who was demonically self-destructive and a worried father. The disciples said the words…
Ride Your Own Ride
I have these rules, which are guidelines and reminders for navigating life. (https://lambchow.com/category/series/dales-rules/)This rule is not my own thought but one borrowed (stolen) from motorcycling. Specifically from riding the hairpin…
Psalms: Generation to Generation
We have all learned something from those who have gone before us. Often these are small things that have been passed from generation to generation. Sometimes these are intentional life…
Stumbling in Shadowlands
There are times in our lives when we walk in Shadowlands. Times when we feel vulnerable and alone. Times when justice, fairness, and rightness, seem corrupt. Days when we feel…
The Holy Spirit and Us
From The Basics The Holy Spirit is a gentleman. What I mean by that is He doesn’t just show up and force us to do something. He moves in our…
Psalms: I Will Praise Him
There are times when it seems God is far away. Times when sorrow sweeps away at our joy. Days when those around us spout oppression instead of hope and taunt,…
Whose Side are You On?
I’m sure you’ve had an experience similar to this – A group of friends gathers for some sandlot baseball or some other team game. With some effort, the group is…
Trained for Battle
As we read the Bible, there is a constant challenge of bridging the gap between then and now. Sometimes that gap is very narrow, the words, context, and purpose falls…
Revelation
I admit it; I don’t always hear my wife’s requests. Sometimes, I don’t hear them. My ears simply don’t hear the sound. But at other times, I hear just fine,…
Overload!
And Moses thought this was going to be easy. Fresh from his mountaintop encounter with God, Moses returns to Egypt, is accepted by the Hebrew elders, demonstrates God’s power to…
The Holy Spirit Convicts
Sometimes there are moments in life when two unassociated events coincidentally collide. Call them serendipity or call the God-incidences, either of which recognizes a spark of unique timing. The first…