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The Patience of God: Hold Your Horses

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
“Hold your horses!” Though I did not understand the phrase, I did know Mother intended me to settle-down-and-be-patient. I still struggle with patience, but God does not. It is part... Read More

Famous Last Words & the Sovereignty of God

Monday, May 15, 2023
“I feel something that is not of this earth.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “I must go in, the fog is rising.” Emily Dickinson“All my possessions for a moment of time.” Queen... Read More

A Thousand Generations

Monday, May 01, 2023
Early in the morning, before I breathe a word of prayer or read the Word of God, I make note of the date at the top left corner of a... Read More

Grace, Grace, God's Grace

Sunday, April 09, 2023
The contemplations of Easter week tug at my heartstrings each and every year. From the joy and Hosannas of Palm Sunday, to the cleansing of the temple courts, to the... Read More

Our God is a Just God

Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Midway through Holy Week we turn to another attribute in our quest to know more fully the character of God. Comparable with seeing wrath as a quality of a perfectly... Read More

The Righteous Wrath of God

Sunday, April 02, 2023
The Lenten season is a period of preparation: to draw near to God, gaze at Jesus, and allow your heart to open further to the Holy Spirit’s conviction and comfort.... Read More

El Q'anna: Jealous God

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Jealousy. Shakespeare calls jealousy the “green-eyed monster”.James 3:16: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing (NASB).Charles Spurgeon said: “Self-love is, no doubt, the... Read More

Boundless Love and Mercy

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
It’s Ash Wednesday, a day that begins the preparation for the celebration of Easter, otherwise known as Lent.  Joel 2:13 (NIV) says, Rend your heart and not your garments. Whenever... Read More

Our Loving God

Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Genesis captures the depth of God’s love for humanity in two verses. His love is displayed in those same verses, however, through His deep grief.Then the LORD saw that the... Read More

I AM WHO I AM

Saturday, January 07, 2023
My first exposure to the study of God occurred in my early teens at the prompting of the youth director at the Presbyterian church we attended. Our assignment was to... Read More