As I read through the book the Esther this morning, I was struck by the many parallels between the Jewish people of the time and where we are as a nation in 2021. Over the past year, I believe the Lord has been taking the face of the remnant, the ekklesia, into His hands and turning our heads away from the daily ramblings of the noisemakers in our society. He has caused our attention to be turned toward what He wants us to see. Our literal Passover last year was only the beginning. Pentecost, the Red Sea and other historic Biblical encounters have taken on new meaning to us in recent months. And Purim is no different.
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Have you ever experienced being grounded by the Lord? A temporary halting of your normal routine so that He can take your face in His hands, look into your eyes and say, hear what I am saying to you!”? Maybe you are in that place right now. You’re in good […]
Recently I was sitting in the living room and during a quiet moment, I heard a single sentence whispered into my spirit: “There is depth in the heart of the Father.” As I pondered on this over the next few days, one thought kept resurfacing – how do we get […]
I recently saw a show on public television about a climber who was stuck on a mountain after an accident left him with a broken leg. Severely dehydrated, freezing, weak and exhausted, he slowly made his way down the mountain, mostly by sitting and dragging himself down – a process […]
From my journal dated March 25, 2012 The waters returning to Lake Travis (Jonestown, Texas) From my vantage point under my new friend, the Old Oak Tree, the water at the bottom of the lake bed is now easily visible, and it is flowing. As the sun’s rays dance on […]
From my journal dated 3.11.12 Sitting at a picnic table facing what used to be part of Lake Travis. What my eyes behold now is a dry riverbed with barren boat docks, the kind that used to be floating on top of several feet of water. Now they are merely […]
Day 17: Stretch Denim ‘Nuff said. Day 18: LaughterAt the risk of sounding a little self-focused, one of my favorite things about me is the fact that I am easily amused. I am somehow able to find the humor in most things (eventually), and a lot of things that slip […]
The following is an article published in The Town Messenger on December 21, 2010.Christmas. I love the word and I love the music. I love the sights, the sounds and the smells of this season. I love Christmas. I always have. What I’m not overly fond of is the insanity […]
“How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.” Psalm 139: 17-18 These words and their meaning overtake me as they roll over in […]