Hope for His Sake

Hope for His Sake

What do you hope for? Sometimes a bright future just seems out of our view. What we want to hope for, we cannot because we do not have this bright view. Sometimes it’s because we have our hands and thoughts in so many different places, done so many things, that our vision has become cloudy….

Turn and Live!

Turn and Live!

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.” (Ez 18:32) Would you say that turning takes effort. It’s not the same as staying straight, continuing in the same way (or is it?). When we turn either by allowing our internal compass to be shifted or…

When It Counts
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When It Counts

There are things in this life that are right to do, and things that are wrong to do… would you agree? However, when we hear the Spike Lee movie phrase, “Do the Right Thing”… there may be a larger picture to consider. Could we agree that the phrase ‘do the right thing’ is just part…

Wander vs. Wonder

Wander vs. Wonder

Where Am I? Sometimes we end up in places asking this question. It may follow with ‘How did I get here?’… if we’re perceptive enough. Most times however, it won’t. It’s the difference between wandering and wondering, between processing and understanding. We get stuck in places we do not always understand and the illustration of…

Mercy or Main Dish?

Mercy or Main Dish?

It’s infectious. Not the “mercy” part, but the main dish part. Think about it… If you were to pick the part of the supper to be what would you want to be? The main dish in which all the side dishes are orchestrated around it, or a side dish… a mere follower of the main…

The Cover Up

The Cover Up

We hide. We cover things up. Not just once, more than once. We try to cover up things multiple times from an all seeing, all loving, all knowing God. We have secrets. Those parts of our lives we feel we need to bare… alone. Those things we would not dare let other people in on….